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 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
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

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

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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