旱冰鞋

hànbīngxié

noun #37,109

Measure Word

一双旱冰鞋 shuāng

Meanings

1 roller skates
2 inline skates

Characters

Examples

她穿着旱冰鞋在公园里滑行。

Tā chuānzhe hànbīngxié zài gōngyuán lǐ huáxíng.

She is gliding through the park on roller skates.

我给孩子买了一双旱冰鞋。

Wǒ gěi háizi mǎi le yī shuāng hànbīngxié.

I bought my child a pair of roller skates.

Tips

memory

旱 means 'dry / on land'; 冰鞋 are 'ice skates'. So 旱冰鞋 are literally 'dry-land ice skates' — skates you use without ice. The whole sport is 旱冰 (hànbīng, roller-skating).

Stroke Order

旱 hàn

冰 bīng

鞋 xié