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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

HSK 3
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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