冰激凌 bīngjīlíng ice cream
How to remember 冰激凌: 冰 ice + 激 excite + 凌 pure = ice cream.
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How it is used
- Ice cream - a sound-loan word; also commonly written 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín), same thing.
- Everyday: 吃冰激凌 (chī bīngjīlíng) eat ice cream; measure word 个 or 支 (zhī) for a cone/bar.
Example sentences
- 我们没有冰激凌。 Wǒmen méiyǒu bīngjīlíng.We don't have any ice.
- 我必须停止吃那么甜的冰激凌。 Wǒ bìxū tíngzhǐ chī nàme tián de bīngjīlíng.I've got to stop eating such sweet ice cream.