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冰河时期

bīng hé shí qī

4-character word Traditional 冰河時期

What 冰河时期 means

1. ice age

The characters in 冰河时期

• 冰bīngice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold
• 河hériver; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way
• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage

Example sentences

• 剑齿虎是在冰河时期绝种的。
  Jiànchǐhǔ shì zài bīnghéshíqī juézhǒng de.
  It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.
• 伊朗的一座偏远沙漠城市、德国的冰河时期洞穴、巴西为非洲奴隶船入港所建造的石头码头，这三个新景点被联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录。
  A remote Iranian desert city, Ice Age-era caves in Germany and a stone wharf in Brazil built for arriving African slave ships are three new additions to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.