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冰山

bīng shān

2-character word Measure word 座

What 冰山 means

1. iceberg
2. ice-covered mountain
3. (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long

The characters in 冰山

• 冰bīngice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold
• 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

Example sentences

• 海水看起来一片碧绿，巨大的冰山漂浮在周围。
  The sea looked quite green, and large icebergs were floating about.

Words starting with 冰山

• 冰山美人bīng shān měi rénice queen (beautiful woman who appears to be emotionless and distant)
• 冰山一角bīng shān yī jiǎotip of the iceberg