干冰

乾冰

gānbīng

noun #19,496

Measure Word

一块干冰 kuài

Meanings

1 dry ice
2 frozen carbon dioxide

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

干冰的温度非常低，不要直接用手碰。

Gānbīng de wēndù fēicháng dī, bùyào zhíjiē yòng shǒu pèng.

Dry ice is extremely cold; don't touch it directly with your hands.

HSK 7-9

舞台上用干冰制造烟雾效果。

Wǔtái shàng yòng gānbīng zhìzào yānwù xiàoguǒ.

Dry ice is used on stage to create smoke effects.

Tips

memory

干冰 = dry (干) ice (冰). It's 'dry' because solid CO2 sublimates directly into gas without becoming liquid - hence no wet residue.

Stroke Order

干 gān

冰 bīng