冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì
a world of ice and snow; bitterly cold landscape
Literally: ice sky snow ground
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Origin
Descriptive; no single source story. Common in Qing-dynasty fiction describing northern winters.
How to use it
Attributive or predicate; neutral. Often 在冰天雪地里.
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- 东北的冬天冰天雪地,气温常常在零下二十度。Dōngběi de dōngtiān bīng tiān xuě dì, qìwēn chángcháng zài língxià èrshí dù.Winter in the northeast is a world of ice and snow, often twenty below zero.northeast (particle) winter ice sky snow ground, temperature often at below-zero twenty degree
- 在冰天雪地里等了一个小时,他的手都冻红了。Zài bīng tiān xuě dì lǐ děng le yī gè xiǎoshí, tā de shǒu dōu dòng hóng le.After waiting an hour in the ice and snow, his hands were red with cold.at ice sky snow ground inside wait (particle) one (measure) hour, he (particle) hand even freeze red (particle)
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- 雨过天晴yǔ guò tiān qíngthe sky clears after the rain; things improve after a bad spell
- 风平浪静fēng píng làng jìngcalm and tranquil; peaceful, without disturbance
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- 电闪雷鸣diàn shǎn léi míngthunder and lightning; a violent storm
- 鹅毛大雪é máo dà xuěheavy snow with large flakes; snow falling like goose feathers
- 风和日丽fēng hé rì lìa fine, sunny day with a gentle breeze