冰川 (bīngchuān): glacier

Measure Word

一条冰川 tiáo

全球变暖导致冰川加速融化。

Quánqiú biànnuǎn dǎozhì bīngchuān jiāsù rónghuà.

Global warming is causing glaciers to melt faster.

他们徒步穿越了一条冰川。

Tāmen túbù chuānyuè le yītiáo bīngchuān.

They trekked across a glacier on foot.

memory

冰 (ice) + 川 (river) — a river of ice, which is essentially what a glacier is.

冰 bīng

川 chuān