English–Chinese
“iceberg” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinbīng shān
Example
船靠近了冰山，很危险。chuán kào jìn le bīng shān hěn wēi xiǎn
It was very dangerous when the ship approached the iceberg.
How to say “iceberg” in Chinese
“Iceberg” in Chinese is 冰山 (bīng shān).
A huge mass of ice rises from the sea like a mountain while most of its bulk stays below the surface.
Example sentences with 冰山
大块冰山在海面上缓慢漂移。dà kuài bīng shān zài hǎi miàn shàng huǎn màn piāo yí
A large iceberg is slowly drifting on the surface of the sea.
Tips for using 冰山
- For this noun, Chinese commonly uses 座 (zuò, "classifier for large fixed structures") to present the formation as mountain-sized, while 块 (kuài, "piece") presents it as a mass of ice.