Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 破冰 To break the ice

破冰 

Pinyin: pò bīng 
Meaning：To break the ice
Sentence:  什么时候才动手破冰？When are you going to break the ice?

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破： 

Pinyin: pò
Meaning: To break; to split
Radical: 石
Stokes: 5
Traditional: 破
Common words/Phrase:
破坏 [pò huài] 【destroy】
破产 [pò chǎn] 【to go bankrupt】
破损 [pò sǔn] 【breakage】
破裂 [pò liè] 【crack】
破碎 [pò suì]【fall to pieces】

冰：

Pinyin: bīng 
Meaning: ice
Radical: 冫 
Stokes: 6 
Traditional: 冰 
Common words/Phrase:
冰淇凌 [bīn g qí líng] 【ice cream 】 
干冰 [gān bīng] 【dry ice】 
滑旱冰 [huá hàn bīng] 【skating】 
冰冷 [bīng lěng] 【cold】