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冰上 (bīng shǎng) — (noun) ice surface, on the ice (used in ice sports or activities)

Definition

冰上 means 'on the ice' — used as a topic/setting noun for ice activities and sports, as in 冰上运动 ('ice sports') or 冰上滑冰 ('skate on the ice'). It refers to the ice surface itself, not a sport.

noun
ice surfaceon the ice (used in ice sports or activities)
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 冰上。
    Tā zài bīng shǎng huá bīng.
    He skates on ice.
  • 冰上。
    bīng shǎng Yùn dòng hěn shòu huān yíng.
    Ice sports are very popular.
  • 冰上。
    Hái zi men zài bīng shǎng wán.
    The children play on the ice.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
冫
仌bīng冰bīng
Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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Appears in
Sports & Athletics

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