积雪场

積雪場

jīxuěchǎng

noun

Measure Word

一片积雪场 piàn

Meanings

1 snowpack
2 area of accumulated snow

Characters

Examples

山顶的积雪场到了夏天才会融化。

Shāndǐng de jīxuěchǎng dào le xiàtiān cái huì rónghuà.

The snowpack on the summit only melts in summer.

科学家正在研究北极积雪场的变化。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū Běijí jīxuěchǎng de biànhuà.

Scientists are studying changes in the Arctic snowpack.

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usage

Mostly a technical term in geography and climate science. In everyday speech 雪场 (xuěchǎng) more often means 'ski area / ski resort' — the 积 (accumulated) prefix is what shifts the meaning to a natural snowpack.

Stroke Order

积 jī

雪 xuě

场 chǎng