冰块 (冰塊)
bīng kuài
Pinyin

Definition

冰块 (冰塊)
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bīng kuài
  1. ice cube
  2. ice chunk

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

冰
bīng
  1. 1 ice
  2. 2 classifier: 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 classifier: 座 zuò
冰箱
bīng xiāng
  1. 1 icebox
  2. 2 freezer cabinet
  3. 3 refrigerator
  4. 4 classifier: 台 tái
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
冰冻
bīng dòng
  1. 1 to freeze

Idioms (12)

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)

Sample Sentences

炎炎盛夏，人们在一个大瓷缸中放入冰块，再将瓷缸放入房中，用以降低房间温度。这种用冰块降温的方法其实早在先秦就已经有了。
yányán shèngxià ，rénmen zài yígè dà cígāng zhōng fàngrù bīngkuài ，zài jiāng cígāng fàngrù fáng zhōng ，yòngyǐ jiàngdī fángjiān wēndù 。zhèzhǒng yòng bīngkuài jiàngwēn de fāngfǎ qíshí zǎo zài xiānQín jiù yǐjīng yǒu le 。
In the scorching hot summer, people put ice cubes in large porcelain jars, which were then placed in rooms to help cool the temperature. This method of cooling with ice was already used in the pre Qin dynasty
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诗经》与《左传》中都有冬月藏冰的记载，朝廷中有专门的官吏负责每年寒冬时凿取冰块存放在“冰室”或“冰井”里，等到盛夏时节再取出。
Shījīng 》yǔ 《ZuǒZhuàn 》zhōng dōu yǒu Dōngyuè cáng bīng de jìzǎi ，cháotíng zhōng yǒu zhuānmén de guānlì fùzé měinián hándōng shí záoqǔ bīngkuài cúnfàng zài “bīngshì ”huò “bīngjǐng ”lǐ ，děngdào shèngxià shíjié zài qǔchū 。
There are records of winter ice in the Book of Songs and Zuo Zhuan. A special official in the court is responsible for picking up ice cubes during the winter and storing them in the "ice room" or "ice well” for use in the summer.
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在周代，人们就开始用冰窖储藏冬天的冰块以备夏用。
zài Zhōudài ，rénmen jiù kāishǐ yòng bīngjiào chǔcáng dōngtiān de bīngkuài yǐ bèi Xià yòng 。
In the Zhou Dynasty, people had begun to use icehouse to store winter ice for summer use.
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到了汉代，皇宫里夏季便有了“清凉殿”，内有多重降温装置，以石头为床，用玉晶盘装冰块，还有人站在一旁对着扇扇子，清凉无比。
dào le Hàndài ，huánggōng lǐ xiàjì biàn yǒu le “qīngliáng diàn ”，nèi yǒu duōchóng jiàngwēn zhuāngzhì ，yǐ shítou wèi chuáng ，yòng yù jīng pán zhuāng bīngkuài ，háiyǒu rén zhàn zài yīpáng duì zhe shān shànzi ，qīngliáng wúbǐ 。
In the Han Dynasty, the palace had a "cool hall" in the summer, with multiple cooling devices inside, such as a stone bed, plates made from jade crystals to store ice cubes and people using fans. The coolness was incomparable.
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明清时期，皇家宫殿房间内出现了可移动的冷源，即贮放冰块的柜子，上面镂空，作为冷气出孔，中部空间还可储存食物，如西瓜、冷饮等。
MíngQīng shíqī ，huángjiā gōngdiàn fángjiān nèi chūxiàn le kě yídòng de lěngyuán ，jí zhùfàng bīngkuài de guìzi ，shàngmiàn lòukōng ，zuòwéi lěngqì chūkǒng ，zhōngbù kōngjiān hái kě chǔcún shíwù ，rú xīguā 、lěngyǐn děng 。
In the Ming and Qing dynasty, rooms in the royal palace placed ice cubes in cabinets which were hollow on the top to let the cool air flow. The space in the middle of the cabinets were used to store food such as watermelons and cold beverages etc.
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糖和冰块呢？
táng hé bīngkuài ne ？
How sweet would you like it and how much ice do you need?
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我不要冰块儿，我要很冰的可乐。
wǒ bù yào bīngkuàir ，wǒ yào hěn bīng de kělè 。
I don't want ice. I want cold cola.
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好的，来一杯青岛生啤和一杯威士忌加冰块儿。还有一份爆米花。
hǎo de ，lái yī bēi Qīngdǎo shēngpí hé yī bēi wēishìjì jiā bīngkuàir 。háiyǒu yī fèn bàomǐhuā 。
All right, I’d like a Tsingdao and a whiskey on the rocks. I’d also like some popcorn.
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我要的是威士忌加冰块儿，不是生啤加冰块儿！
wǒ yào de shì wēishìjì jiā bīngkuàir ，bùshì bùshì shēngpí jiā bīngkuàir ！
I ordered whiskey with ice, not draft beer with ice!
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青岛生啤加冰块儿。
Qīngdǎo shēngpí jiā bīngkuàir 。
Tsingdao draft beer with ice.
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