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    Expressing "ice skating" with 滑冰 (huábīng)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    滑 + (Modifier) + 冰

    Explanation

    The separable verb 滑冰 (huábīng) means "to ice skate" and combines 滑 (to slide) with 冰 (ice). As a separable verb, other elements like 花样 (figure/pattern) can be inserted between the two characters, as in 花样滑冰 (figure skating).

    Examples

    • 冬天的时候我们常去湖上滑冰。

      Dōngtiān de shíhòu wǒmen cháng qù hú shàng huábīng.

      In winter, we often go ice skating on the lake.

    • 她从小就练花样滑冰,现在滑得特别好。

      Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liàn huāyàng huábīng, xiànzài huá de tèbié hǎo.

      She has practiced figure skating since she was little, and now she skates really well.

    • 你滑过冰吗?第一次滑很容易摔倒。

      Nǐ huáguò bīng ma? Dì yī cì huá hěn róngyì shuāidǎo.

      Have you ever been ice skating? It's easy to fall the first time.

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