冰天雪地 bīngtiān-xuědì a world of ice and snow
How to remember 冰天雪地: 冰 ice + 天 day + 雪 snow + 地 ground = a world of ice and snow.
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How it is used
- An idiom for a frozen, snow-covered landscape - 'a world of ice and snow': 在冰天雪地里行军 (marching through ice and snow).
- Sets a scene of bitter, extreme cold; more vivid and literary than plain 很冷 (very cold).