溜冰 (liū bīng) — to ice-skate; to roller-skate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Means both 'ice-skate' and 'roller-skate' — context (ice rink vs. 轮滑) tells you which. 滑冰 more specifically implies ice skating.

verb

to ice-skateto roller-skate

Examples

溜冰。
Míng tiān wǒ men qù liū bīng ba.
Let's go skating tomorrow.
，。
Tā liū le liǎng cì bīng, wán dé hěn kāi xīn.
He skated twice and had a great time.
溜冰。
liū bīng Shì dōng jì zuì shòu huān yíng de yùn dòng zhī yī.
Ice skating is one of the most popular winter sports.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

溜 glide on 冰 ice, giving the action of skating.

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.

氵留溜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

留

留liú溜liù

Same sound today

The left part 氵 shows water; the right part 留 gives the sound. The evidence connects 溜 to a river name.

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.

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