冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ , ㄈㄟ ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄓ ㄏㄢˊ bing1 dung3 saam1 cek3 ，fei1 jat1 jat6 zi1 hon4
- three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
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冰
- 冰块 冰塊 bīng kuài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄎㄨㄞˋ bing1 faai3 ice cube
- 冰山 bīng shān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ bing1 saan1 iceberg
- 冰箱 bīng xiāng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ bing1 soeng1 refrigerator
- 冰雪 bīng xuě ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ bing1 syut3 ice and snow
- 溜冰 liū bīng ㄌㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ lau4 bing1 ice skating
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- 滑冰 huá bīng ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄅㄧㄥ waat6 bing1 to skate
- 结冰 結冰 jié bīng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄧㄥ git3 bing1 to freeze
- 冰棍儿 冰棍兒 bīng gùn r ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄦ bing1 gwan3 ji4 ice lolly
- 冰淇淋 bīng qí lín ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bing1 kei4 lam4 ice cream
- 干冰 乾冰 gān bīng ㄍㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gon1 bing1 dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2)
- 冰冷 bīng lěng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄥˇ bing1 laang5 ice-cold
- 冰凌 bīng líng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ bing1 ling4 icicle
- 冰冻 冰凍 bīng dòng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ bing1 dung3 to freeze
- 冰刀 bīng dāo ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠ bing1 dou1 ice skates
- 冰原 bīng yuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ bing1 jyun4 ice field
- 冰品 bīng pǐn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄆㄧㄣˇ bing1 ban2 frozen dessert
- 冰场 冰場 bīng chǎng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄤˇ bing1 coeng4 skating or ice rink
- 冰塔 bīng tǎ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄚˇ bing1 taap3 serac
- 冰塞 bīng sāi ㄅㄧㄥ ㄙㄞ bing1 sak1 ice blockage
- 冰壑 bīng hè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄜˋ bing1 kok3 ice gully
冻 凍
- 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng ㄌㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ laang5 dung3 to freeze (food etc)
- 冻结 凍結 dòng jié ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dung3 git3 to freeze (water etc)
- 冰冻 冰凍 bīng dòng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ bing1 dung3 to freeze
- 冻干 凍乾 dòng gān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ dung3 gon1 to freeze-dry
- 冻伤 凍傷 dòng shāng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ dung3 soeng1 frostbite
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- 冻僵 凍僵 dòng jiāng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ dung3 goeng1 frozen stiff
- 冻卵 凍卵 dòng luǎn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˇ dung3 leon2 to freeze a woman's eggs for later fertilization; to cryopreserve oocytes
- 冻原 凍原 dòng yuán ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ dung3 jyun4 tundra
- 冻品 凍品 dòng pǐn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ dung3 ban2 frozen goods; frozen product
- 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung3 tou2 frozen earth
- 冻害 凍害 dòng hài ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄞˋ dung3 hoi6 (agriculture) freezing injury
- 冻容 凍容 dòng róng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ dung3 jung4 "youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two years old in the hope they will never look old
- 冻柜 凍櫃 dòng guì ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ dung3 gwai6 reefer (refrigerated shipping container)
- 冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ dung3 sei2 to freeze to death
- 冻涨 凍漲 dòng zhǎng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄤˇ dung3 zoeng3 to freeze (prices, fees etc) (Tw)
- 冻疮 凍瘡 dòng chuāng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄤ dung3 cong1 frostbite
- 冻硬 凍硬 dòng yìng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄥˋ dung3 ngaang6 to freeze solid
- 冻穿 凍穿 dòng chuān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄢ dung3 cyun1 frostbite
- 冻肉 凍肉 dòng ròu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄡˋ dung3 juk6 cold or frozen meat
- 冻胶 凍膠 dòng jiāo ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ dung3 gaau1 gel
三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
尺
- 公尺 gōng chǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔˇ gung1 cek3 (Tw) meter (unit of length)
- 尺子 chǐ zi ㄔˇ ˙ㄗ cek3 zi2 ruler (measuring instrument)
- 尺寸 chǐ cun ㄔˇ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 尺度 chǐ dù ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˋ cek3 dou6 scale
- 卡尺 kǎ chǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ kaa1 cek3 calipers
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- 卷尺 juǎn chǐ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄔˇ gyun2 cek3 tape measure (usu. retractable)
- 咫尺 zhǐ chǐ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ zi2 cek3 (literary) very close; very near
- 塞尺 sāi chǐ ㄙㄞ ㄔˇ coi3 cek3 feeler gauge
- 尺八 chǐ bā ㄔˇ ㄅㄚ cek3 baat3 shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
- 尺牍 尺牘 chǐ dú ㄔˇ ㄉㄨˊ (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- 尺码 尺碼 chǐ mǎ ㄔˇ ㄇㄚˇ cek3 maa5 size
- 尺素 chǐ sù ㄔˇ ㄙㄨˋ cek3 sou3 (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- 尺蠖 chǐ huò ㄔˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ cek3 wok6 looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
- 尺规 尺規 chǐ guī ㄔˇ ㄍㄨㄟ cek3 kwai1 ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
- 尺骨 chǐ gǔ ㄔˇ ㄍㄨˇ cek3 gwat1 ulna (anatomy)
- 市尺 shì chǐ ㄕˋ ㄔˇ si5 cek3 chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
- 探尺 tàn chǐ ㄊㄢˋ ㄔˇ taam3 cek3 dipstick
- 折尺 摺尺 zhé chǐ ㄓㄜˊ ㄔˇ zip3 cek3 folding ruler
- 曲尺 qū chǐ ㄑㄩ ㄔˇ kuk1 cek3 set square (tool to measure right angles)
- 标尺 標尺 biāo chǐ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄔˇ biu1 cek3 surveyor's rod
Idioms with these characters
- 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 冰肌玉骨 bīng jī yù gǔ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨˇ bing1 gei1 juk6 gwat1 (idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty
- 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bing1 cing1 juk6 git3 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 涣然冰释 渙然冰釋 huàn rán bīng shì ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ wun6 jin4 bing1 sik1 (idiom) to melt away; to dissipate; to vanish
- 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄅㄧㄥ fu2 mei5 ceon1 bing1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
- 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng ㄌㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ laang5 joek6 bing1 soeng1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
- 冷语冰人 冷語冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ laang5 jyu5 bing1 jan4 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
- 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄧㄥ jyu4 lei5 bok6 bing1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
- 巴三览四 巴三覽四 bā sān lǎn sì ㄅㄚ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄙˋ baa1 saam1 laam5 sei3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3 (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
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- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 货比三家 貨比三家 huò bǐ sān jiā ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ fo3 bei2 saam1 gaa1 to shop around (idiom)
- 狡兔三窟 jiǎo tù sān kū ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨ gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1 lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
- 几次三番 幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān ㄐㄧˇ ㄘˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ gei2 ci3 saam1 faan1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 狂三诈四 狂三詐四 kuáng sān zhà sì ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄚˋ ㄙˋ kwong4 saam1 zaa3 sei3 to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
- 得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- 咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá ㄓˇ ㄔˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄚˊ zi2 cek3 tin1 ngaai4 so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
Example sentences
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冰冻 冰凍 三 尺 ， 非 一 日 之 寒 。
Rome wasn't built in a day.
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