Word

冰雹 (bīng báo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 冰雹

名 míng noun

hail

突然下起了冰雹，大家都跑回家了。

tū rán xià qǐ le bīng báo dà jiā dōu pǎo huí jiā le

Suddenly it started to hail, and everyone ran home.

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Word breakdown

冰 bīng — ice (indicates the frozen nature of the precipitation)

1 冰激凌 bīng jī líng — ice cream HSK 3
- 冰 ice, frozen (represents the cold/frozen nature of ice cream)
- 激 phonetic component (approximates the sound 'ice')
- 凌 phonetic component (approximates the sound 'cream')
Example

夏天我喜欢吃冰激凌。

xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan chī bīng jī líng

In summer I like to eat ice cream.
2 冰箱 bīng xiāng — refrigerator HSK 3
- 冰 ice, cold
- 箱 box, chest
Example

我把牛奶放在冰箱里了。

wǒ bǎ niú nǎi fàng zài bīng xiāng lǐ le

I put the milk in the refrigerator.
3 滑冰 huá bīng — ice skate HSK 6
- 滑 to slide, glide
- 冰 ice
Example

我喜欢在冬天滑冰。

wǒ xǐ huan zài dōng tiān huá bīng

I like to ice skate in winter.
4 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì — a world of ice and snow HSK 7
- 冰 ice (covering everything above)
- 天 sky/heaven (the expanse above)
- 雪 snow (covering everything below)
- 地 earth/ground (the surface below)
Example

冬天的东北，冰天雪地，非常寒冷。

dōng tiān de dōng běi bīng tiān xuě dì fēi cháng hán lěng

In winter, Northeast China is a world of ice and snow, extremely cold.
5 冰山一角 bīng shān yī jiǎo — tip of the iceberg HSK 7
- 冰 ice (forming 'iceberg' with 山)
- 山 mountain (forming 'iceberg')
- 一 one (indicating a small portion)
- 角 corner/tip (the visible part)
Example

这些腐败案件只是冰山一角，问题比我们想象的严重得多。

zhè xiē fǔ bài àn jiàn zhǐ shì bīng shān yī jiǎo wèn tí bǐ wǒ men xiǎng xiàng de yán zhòng de duō

These corruption cases are just the tip of the iceberg; the problem is much more serious than we imagine.

雹 báo — hail (specifically refers to hailstones as a type of precipitation)

Structure & writing

1 冰 bīng — ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C

冰 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 冫 bīng — ice radical

冫 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion 次 cì order; rank

HSK 3

冰 bīng ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C 决 jué to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water 净 jìng clean; neat 凉 liáng cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷) 凌 líng to bully, oppress, or humiliate

HSK 4

况 kuàng situation; condition 减 jiǎn to subtract or remove a part from a whole

HSK 5

冲 chōng to pour boiling water over; (of water current) to strike against 冻 dòng to freeze (of a liquid or water-containing substance) 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)

HSK 6

匀 yún even, uniform; to make even

HSK 7

冶 yě to smelt (metal) 凄 qī cool; cold 凋 diāo withered, faded 凑 còu to piece together; to gather 凝 níng to congeal; (of liquid) to solidify due to cold or heat, or (of gas) to liquefy due to lower temperature or higher pressure

1.2 水 shuǐ — water (H₂O); colorless, odorless liquid

水 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 3

冰 bīng ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C 泉 quán spring water

HSK 5

暴 bào sudden and violent; fierce and swift 浆 jiāng thick liquid; paste 益 yì benefit, advantage (opposite of 害)

HSK 6

踏 tà to step on; to go to a place in person

HSK 7

尿 niào urine; liquid waste produced by the kidneys and excreted through the urethra

Stroke order

2 雹 báo — hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage

雹 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)

雨 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)

HSK 3

需 xū to need, to require

HSK 5

漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently

HSK 6

雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground

HSK 7

雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset

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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

2.2 包 bāo — to wrap (something) with paper, cloth, etc.

包 is a component in 9 characters

HSK 2

跑 pǎo to run, to move forward by leaping with legs alternately

HSK 3

饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry)

HSK 4

抱 bào to embrace with arms, to hug

HSK 6

泡 pào bubble (spherical or hemispherical body formed by gas in liquid) 胞 bāo placenta and fetal membranes

HSK 7

刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 炮 pào cannon; artillery piece (caliber above 2 cm, firing shells; includes mortars, howitzers, cannons, anti-aircraft guns, etc.) 袍 páo long robe; gown 雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage

Stroke order