李冰
Lǐ Bīng
Pinyin

Definition

李冰
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Lǐ Bīng
  1. Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰[Dū jiāng yàn] irrigation system in Sichuan

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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]
冰淇淋
bīng qí lín
  1. 1 ice cream
冰箱
bīng xiāng
  1. 1 icebox
  2. 2 freezer cabinet
  3. 3 refrigerator
  4. 4 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè]
李
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
李娜
Lǐ Nà
  1. 1 Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
李宇春
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
  1. 1 Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
行李
xíng li
  1. 1 luggage
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
冰冻
bīng dòng
  1. 1 to freeze
冰场
bīng chǎng
  1. 1 skating or ice rink
  2. 2 ice stadium
  3. 3 ice arena
冰块
bīng kuài
  1. 1 ice cube
  2. 2 ice chunk
冰天雪地
bīng tiān xuě dì
  1. 1 a world of ice and snow
冰封
bīng fēng
  1. 1 to freeze over
  2. 2 to ice over
  3. 3 icebound
  4. 4 to shelve (a proposal etc)
冰岛
Bīng dǎo
  1. 1 Iceland
冰川
bīng chuān
  1. 1 glacier
冰心
Bīng Xīn
  1. 1 Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer
冰棍
bīng gùn
  1. 1 popsicle
  2. 2 ice lolly
  3. 3 CL:根[gēn]
冰水
bīng shuǐ
  1. 1 iced water
冰河
bīng hé
  1. 1 glacier

Idioms (17)

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)
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
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
涣然冰释
huàn rán bīng shì
  1. 1 to melt away (idiom)
  2. 2 to dissipate
  3. 3 to vanish
玉洁冰清
yù jié bīng qīng
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
  1. 1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely dangerous situation

Sample Sentences

静静，我下个礼拜要休年假。我的工作都委托给李冰了，你有什么事就去找他。
Jìngjing ，wǒ xià ge lǐbài yào xiū niánjià 。wǒ de gōngzuò dōu wěituō gěi Lǐ Bīng le ，nǐ yǒu shénme shì jiù qù zhǎo tā 。
Jing Jing, I'm taking my annual leave next week. I've entrusted my work to Li Bing. Find him if you have any problems.
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