冰刀 (bīng dāo) — ice skates; ice skate blades | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ice skatesice skate blades

Measure word · 双

Examples

冰刀。
Tā mǎi le yì shuāng xīn bīng dāo.
He bought a new pair of ice skates.
冰刀。
bīng dāo Xū yào dìng qī dǎ mó cái néng bǎo chí fēng lì.
Ice skate blades need regular sharpening to stay sharp.
冰刀。
Tā zài bīng chǎng shàng chuān zhuó bīng dāo huá dé hěn kuài.
She skates very fast on the ice rink wearing ice skates.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

冰 adds ice and 刀 adds blade, describing a blade used on ice.

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.

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 刀 comes from a simple picture of a knife.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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