冰天雪地 (bīng tiān-xuě dì) — a world of ice and snow; (idiom) bitterly cold, snow-covered landscape
Definition
A chengyu describing a landscape covered in ice and snow — emphasizes the scene/setting rather than how cold it feels. 刺骨 focuses on the piercing sensation of cold, while 冰天雪地 paints the whole icy world around you.
phrase
a world of ice and snow(idiom) bitterly coldsnow-covered landscape
Examples
- ，冰天雪地。Dōng tiān qù běi jí, kàn dào de quán shì bīng tiān-xuě dì.Going to the North Pole in winter, all you see is a world of ice and snow.
- 冰天雪地，。Suī rán bīng tiān-xuě dì, dàn zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng què gé wài mí rén.Although it's a world of ice and snow, the scenery here is especially charming.
- 冰天雪地。Tā cóng wèi jiàn guò rú cǐ zhuàng guān de bīng tiān-xuě dì.He had never seen such a spectacular world of ice and snow.
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