冰雹 bīngbáo hail
hail; hailstone
How to remember 冰雹: 冰 ice + 雹 hail = hail.
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How it is used
- 'Hail / hailstones' - the weather phenomenon: 下冰雹 (xià bīngbáo) to hail, 冰雹砸坏了庄稼 (hail battered the crops).
- A plain weather noun; 雹 alone already means hail, so 冰雹 just makes it explicit.