破冰
pò bīng
Pinyin

Definition

破冰
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pò bīng
  1. to break the ice
  2. groundbreaking (in relations)

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]
冰箱
bīng xiāng
  1. 1 icebox
  2. 2 freezer cabinet
  3. 3 refrigerator
  4. 4 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè]
破
pò
  1. 1 broken
  2. 2 damaged
  3. 3 worn out
  4. 4 lousy
  5. 5 rotten
  6. 6 to break, split or cleave
  7. 7 to get rid of
  8. 8 to destroy
  9. 9 to break with
  10. 10 to defeat
  11. 11 to capture (a city etc)
  12. 12 to expose the truth of
破坏
pò huài
  1. 1 destruction
  2. 2 damage
  3. 3 to wreck
  4. 4 to break
  5. 5 to destroy
突破
tū pò
  1. 1 to break through
  2. 2 to make a breakthrough
  3. 3 to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
  4. 4 (of ball sports) to break through a defense
冰冻
bīng dòng
  1. 1 to freeze
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
冰凉
bīng liáng
  1. 1 ice-cold
冰淇淋
bīng qí lín
  1. 1 ice cream
冰激凌
bīng jī líng
  1. 1 ice cream

Idioms (20)

一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
  1. 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
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)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
  1. 1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
  1. 1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
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
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
  1. 1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
  2. 2 destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

如果为了挑战自我克服交流障碍，你可以试试看这样的社交套路。破冰，找话题；深入，找共同点；收场，并为下次对话埋好伏笔。
rúguǒ wèile tiǎozhàn zìwǒ kèfú jiāoliú zhàngài ，nǐ kěyǐ shìshikàn zhèyàng de shèjiāo tàolù 。pòbīng ，zhǎo huàtí ；shēnrù ，zhǎo gòngtóngdiǎn ；shōuchǎng ，bìng wèi xiàcì duìhuà mái hǎo fúbǐ 。
To challenge yourself to overcome social impediments, you can try this kind of socializing routine. Break the ice and find a topic of conversation; go deeper and find a common point; bring it to a close and plant the seed for the next time.
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乒乓还有很重要的历史地位呢。当时不是有乒乓外交吗？它可是促进中美建交的破冰事件。
pīngpāng hái yǒu hěn zhòngyào de lìshǐ dìwèi ne 。dāngshí bù shì yǒu pīngpāng wàijiāo ma ？tā kěshì cùjìn Zhōng Měi jiànjiāo de pòbīng shìjiàn 。
Ping pong also has a very important historical position. Was that the time of Ping Pong Diplomacy? It was an ice breaking event that facilitated diplomatic relations between the US and China.
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