冰河 (bīng hé) — glacier

Definition

Examples

• 科学家正在研究冰河的融化速度。
  Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū bīng hé de róng huà sù dù.
  Scientists are studying the melting speed of glaciers.
• 在冰河上行走非常危险，因为冰面不稳固。
  Zài bīng hé shàng xíng zǒu fēi cháng wēi xiǎn, yīn wèi bīng miàn bù wěn gù.
  Walking on glaciers is very dangerous because the ice surface is unstable.
• 全球变暖导致许多冰河在逐渐消退。
  Quán qiú biàn nuǎn dǎo zhì xǔ duō bīng hé zài zhú jiàn xiāo tuì.
  Global warming is causing many glaciers to gradually recede.