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冰激凌 (bīng jī líng) — ice cream

Definition

冰激凌 (bīng jī líng) means ice cream in general — scooped, soft-serve, tub, cone, any kind. 雪糕 usually refers to a frozen bar or popsicle on a stick.

noun
ice cream
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 冰激凌。
    Mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yí gè bīng jī líng.
    Mom bought me an ice cream.
  • ，冰激凌。
    Tiān rè de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan chī bīng jī líng.
    When it's hot out, I like to eat ice cream.
  • 冰激凌，。
    Zhè zhǒng bīng jī líng hěn hǎo chī, nǐ cháng cháng.
    This kind of ice cream tastes great — have a try.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

冰bīng
激jī
凌líng

The characters only spell the loan for ice cream; 冰, 激, and 凌 carry no meaning here.

Sound-only characters

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.

Open 冰 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
敫
敫jiǎo激jī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 激, the 氵 side marks water, and 敫 gives the sound jiǎo; the original sense is water swashing.

Open 激 →

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
冫Written in full as仌bīngice
Sound part声符shēngfú
夌
夌líng凌líng
Same sound today

In 凌, the left part 冫 relates to ice, while the right part 夌 gives the pronunciation.

Open 凌 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 3Food (General)

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