bing1 diu1冰雕
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Definition
Ice sculpture; a three-dimensional work of art carved from ice.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to artistic creations carved from ice, often displayed at winter festivals or high end banquets. While the term is standard, it is rarely used in daily life unless discussing travel or professional culinary displays. It is distinct from simple ice blocks used for cooling drinks.
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This ice sculpture is really beautiful.
Have you seen the ice sculptures in Harbin yet?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
