冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng) — "ice cream" in Chinese

HSK 5

冰激凌

Ice cream

noun

Character composition

冰

ice

激

to stimulate

凌

to rise

Radicals / Keys

水

Water

#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes

冫

Ice

#15 · bīng · 2 strokes

Synonyms

雪糕

ice cream

xuě gāo · southern, colloquial

Collocations

吃冰激凌

chī bīngjīlíng

eat ice cream

买冰激凌

mǎi bīngjīlíng

buy ice cream

一个冰激凌

yī gè bīngjīlíng

one ice cream

Examples

夏天的时候，孩子们最喜欢吃各种各样的冰激凌。

In summer, children like to eat all kinds of ice cream the most.

吃冰激凌。

Eat ice cream.

Mnemonic

[bīngjīlíng-] Three penguin chicks — Bing, Ji and Ling — race to a stall. Bing carries ice, Ji waves his flippers in delight, and Ling jumps the highest. "One 冰激凌 for three!" they shout, licking the cold scoops. 🍦🐧

Writing

Frequently asked questions

What is ice cream in Chinese?

"ice cream" in Chinese is 冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng).

What does 冰激凌 mean in English?

冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng) means "Ice cream".

Ice cream in Chinese pronunciation

It is pronounced bīngjīlíng (written as bingjiling). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

Ice cream in Chinese characters

It is written 冰激凌: 冰 has 6 strokes, 激 has 16 strokes, 凌 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.