冰河时代
bīng hé shí dài
Pinyin

Definition

冰河时代
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bīng hé shí dài
  1. ice age

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代
dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
代价
dài jià
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 cost
  3. 3 consideration (in share dealing)
代替
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
  4. 4 to represent
  5. 5 to stand for
  6. 6 on behalf of
  7. 7 in the name of
冰
bīng
  1. 1 ice
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
  3. 3 to chill sth
  4. 4 (of an object or substance) to feel cold
  5. 5 (of a person) cold
  6. 6 unfriendly
  7. 7 (slang) methamphetamine
冰冷
bīng lěng
  1. 1 ice-cold
冰山
bīng shān
  1. 1 iceberg
  2. 2 CL:座[zuò]
冰箱
bīng xiāng
  1. 1 icebox
  2. 2 freezer cabinet
  3. 3 refrigerator
  4. 4 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè]
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
河
hé
  1. 1 river
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]
现代
Xiàn dài
  1. 1 Hyundai, South Korean company
世代
shì dài
  1. 1 for many generations
  2. 2 generation
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 age
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
代代
dài dài
  1. 1 from generation to generation
  2. 2 generation after generation
代名词
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword
代沟
dài gōu
  1. 1 generation gap
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
代理商
dài lǐ shāng
  1. 1 agent

Idioms (20)

不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
  1. 1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
  2. 2 flawless person
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
  1. 1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
  1. 1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
  1. 1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
恒河沙数
Héng hé shā shù
  1. 1 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)

Sample Sentences

冰河时代
Bīnghé shídài
Ice Age
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