冰窖 (bīng jiào) — icehouse; glacial vault (a place where ice is stored)

Definition

Examples

• 古人把冰放在冰窖里保存。
  Gǔ rén bǎ bīng fàng zài bīng jiào lǐ bǎo cún.
  Ancient people stored ice in icehouses for preservation.
• 这座冰窖建于一百年前。
  Zhè zuò bīng jiào jiàn yú yì bǎi nián qián.
  This icehouse was built a hundred years ago.
• 没有冰窖的时候，人们用地下室存冰。
  Méi yǒu bīng jiào de shí hou, rén men yòng dì xià shì cún bīng.
  When there were no icehouses, people stored ice in basements.