bīng shān

冰 山

Level:

NHSK 789－1

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1
n.icy/ice covered mountain
- chūn tiān lái le bīng shān kāi shǐ róng huà
  春天来了，冰山开始融化。
  In spring, icebergs begin to break up.
- hù wèi jiàn zhōng de liǎng sōu chuán zhuàng shàng le bīng shān
  护卫舰中的两艘船撞上了冰山。
  Two ships in the convoy struck an iceberg.
synonym
xuě shān雪山 xuě fēng雪峰
2
n.iceberg; ice capped mountain
- jù dà de bīng shān cháo zhe kě néng yǔ chuán xiāng zhuàng de fāng xiàng piāo yí
  巨大的冰山朝着可能与船相撞的方向漂移。
  A huge iceberg was on a collision course with the ship.
- nà sōu chuán zhuàng shàng le jù dà de bīng shān ér chén mò
  那艘船撞上了巨大的冰山而沉没。
  This ship met her fate by crashing into a huge iceberg.
synonym
bīng chuān冰川
3
n.metaunreliable backer; political patron or backer that can’t be relied on for long
- bīng shān yǐ dǎo
  冰山已倒。
  The support has fallen through.

common measure word
"冰山" is often matched with measure word "座".
- 一座冰山
  one iceberg

冰山