冰淇

bīngqí

noun #19,051

Meanings

1 ice cream (short for 冰淇淋)

Characters

phonetic (for cream)

Examples

夏天我最喜欢吃冰淇淋。

Xiàtiān wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī bīngqílín.

In summer I love eating ice cream the most.

这家店的冰淇淋很好吃。

Zhèjiā diàn de bīngqílín hěn hǎochī.

The ice cream at this shop is delicious.

Tips

usage

冰淇 is a truncation of 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín, ice cream). It rarely appears alone — the full form 冰淇淋 is standard.

memory

冰 (ice) + 淇 (phonetic for 'cream') — the 'ice cream' sound is borrowed from English.

Stroke Order

冰 bīng

淇 qí