How to say “ice cream” in Chinese
ice cream
“Ice cream” in Chinese is 冰激凌, bīng jī líng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
冰激凌 is read bīng jī líng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 冫 “ice”; on the right, 水 “water”.
On the left, 氵 “water”. In 冰激凌 it was chosen for its sound.
On the left, 冫 “ice”. In 冰激凌 it was chosen for its sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “冰激凌”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 冰激凌. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我特别喜欢吃冰激凌wǒtèbiéxǐhuanchībīngjīlíngI especially love ice cream.
- 冰激凌比蛋糕还甜。bīngjīlíngbǐdàngāoháitiánIce cream is even sweeter than cake.
- 你喜欢吃蛋糕还是冰激凌？nǐxǐhuanchīdàngāoháishibīngjīlíngWhich do you like, cake or ice cream?
More words from the lesson “Even tastier”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ice cream” in Chinese?
“Ice cream” in Chinese is 冰激凌, pinyin bīngjīlíng.
What does 冰激凌 mean?
冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng) means “ice cream”.
How do you write 冰激凌?
冰激凌 is 3 characters: 冰 (bīng) — ice; 激 (jī) — surging; excite; 凌 (líng) — part of “ice cream”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 冰激凌?
冰激凌 is read bīngjīlíng. Tones: bīng — first tone, jī — first tone, líng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“ice cream” in the lesson “Even tastier”
This word is from the topic “Food and dining” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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