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冰河

bīnghé
noun #19,518

Measure Word

一条冰河 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 glacier
  2. 2 frozen river

Examples

全球变暖导致冰河加速融化。
Quánqiú biànnuǎn dǎozhì bīnghé jiāsù rónghuà.
Global warming is causing glaciers to melt faster.
冰河时代的地球和现在完全不同。
Bīnghé shídài de dìqiú hé xiànzài wánquán bùtóng.
The Earth during the ice age was completely different from now.

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usage
冰河 can mean either a literal glacier/frozen river or be used in the compound 冰河时代/冰河时期 (ice age). The more scientific term for glacier is 冰川.

In Pop Culture

冰河世纪 Bīnghé Shìjì
Ice Age
animated film franchise — title literally means 'Ice River Era'

Stroke Order

冰 bīng
河 hé