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Definition
To ice-skate.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to skating on ice, whereas roller-skating is usually called 轆冰 or 溜旱冰. It is common to use the verb as a noun in casual conversation, such as saying 溜冰好玩 to mean ice-skating is fun. The term is also occasionally used metaphorically to describe walking on a very slippery surface.
Examples
Shall we go ice-skating tonight?
He has loved ice-skating since he was a child.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 溜冰場, which is the location, not the activity itself. Learners sometimes mistakenly use 溜冰 to describe any kind of sliding on the floor, but it is strictly reserved for ice surfaces.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
