冰城

Bīngchéng
proper noun #44,680

Meanings

  1. 1 Ice City, nickname of Harbin

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ xiǎng dōngtiān qù Bīngchéng kàn bīngdēng.
I want to go to the Ice City in winter to see the ice lanterns.
HSK 7-9
Měi nián dōngtiān, Bīngchéng dōu yǒu hěnduō bīngdiāo.
Every winter the Ice City is full of ice sculptures.

Tips

culture
Harbin's winter nights can drop below minus 30 degrees Celsius, and its ice lanterns and ice sculptures draw visitors from all over China. Other cities have nicknames of the same shape: 春城 for Kunming, 泉城 for Jinan and 羊城 for Guangzhou.

In Pop Culture

蜜雪冰城 Mìxuěbīngchéng
Mixue Bingcheng
Chinese chain of low-priced ice cream and tea shops with a snowman mascot; its jingle "I love you, you love me" went viral in 2021.

Stroke Order

冰 bīng
城 chéng