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Referring to ice with 冰 (bīng)
Explanation
冰 (bīng) is a noun meaning "ice." It refers to frozen water and can be used both literally and figuratively. It also appears in many compound words like 冰箱 (refrigerator), 冰淇淋 (ice cream), and 冰山 (iceberg).
Examples
夏天我最喜欢吃刨冰。
Xiàtiān wǒ zuì xǐhuān chī bàobīng.
In summer, my favorite thing to eat is shaved ice.
湖面上的冰已经厚到可以走人了。
Hú miàn shàng de bīng yǐjīng hòu dào kěyǐ zǒu rén le.
The ice on the lake is already thick enough for people to walk on.
请给我一杯加冰的水，谢谢。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi jiā bīng de shuǐ, xièxie.
Please give me a glass of water with ice, thank you.
夏天我最喜欢吃刨冰。
Xiàtiān wǒ zuì xǐhuān chī bàobīng.
In summer, my favorite thing to eat is shaved ice.
湖面上的冰已经厚到可以走人了。
Hú miàn shàng de bīng yǐjīng hòu dào kěyǐ zǒu rén le.
The ice on the lake is already thick enough to walk on.
请给我一杯加冰的水，谢谢。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi jiā bīng de shuǐ, xièxie.
Please give me a glass of water with ice, thank you.