冰冰

Bīngbing
proper noun #31,771

Meanings

  1. 1 Bingbing (common given name; most famously 范冰冰 Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress born 1981)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ de xiǎomèi jiào Bīngbing.
My little sister is called Bingbing.
HSK 6
Fàn Bīngbing shì Zhōngguó zhùmíng de nǚ yǎnyuán.
Fan Bingbing is a famous Chinese actress.

Tips

culture
范冰冰 (Fan Bingbing) is one of mainland China's most recognized actresses, known for the X-Men: Days of Future Past role and her 2018 tax-evasion controversy. The reduplicated 冰冰 (literally 'ice-ice') is also a typical affectionate nickname for girls - doubled syllables soften adult names into something cuter, especially for children.
memory
Reduplication of single characters (X-X) is one of the most common patterns for Chinese childhood/cute nicknames: 明明, 乐乐, 欢欢, 冰冰. If you hear a doubled name, expect it to be a kid, a celebrity nickname, or someone's pet name.

Stroke Order

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