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冰冻三尺非一日之寒
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
冰冻三尺非一日之寒

冰冻三尺非一日之寒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

冰冻三尺非一日之寒 Usage and Examples

Three feet of ice does not form in a single day.

Rome was not built in a day.

Deep-seated problems do not develop overnight.

记住:冰冻三尺非一日之寒。

Remember, Rome was't built in a day.

但是冰冻三尺非一日之寒。

But Rome was not built in a day.

The characters in 冰冻三尺非一日之寒

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冰
bīng6ice; to chill; pure
冻
dòng7to freeze or be frozen
三
sān3the number three
尺
chǐ4traditional Chinese foot unit
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong
一
yí1one, a, single, whole
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
寒
hán12cold, poor, disheartened

More words starting with 冰

  • bīng冰shàng上on ice
  • bīng冰le了Chilled, Frozen
  • bīng冰lěng冷cold, icy
  • bīng冰lěng冷de的icy, cold
  • bīng冰dòng冻Freeze, Frozen
  • bīng冰dòng冻de的frozen, iced
  • bīng冰liáng凉Icy cold, Freezing cold
  • bīng冰liáng凉de的ice-cold, chilly
  • bīng冰líng凌icicle, ice shard
  • bīng冰dāo刀skate blade
  • bīng冰hòu厚sān三chǐ尺fēi非yí一rì日zhī之hán寒Three feet of ice is not formed by one day's cold., Serious problems don't arise overnight.
  • bīng冰kuài块ice cube

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Questions about 冰冻三尺非一日之寒

What does 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 mean in Chinese?

冰冻三尺非一日之寒 (bīng dòng sān chǐ fēi yí rì zhī hán) means “Three feet of ice does not form in a single day, Rome was not built in a day, Deep-seated problems do not develop overnight”.

How do you pronounce 冰冻三尺非一日之寒?

冰冻三尺非一日之寒 is pronounced bīng dòng sān chǐ fēi yí rì zhī hán in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Three feet of ice does not form in a single day.” in Chinese?

“Three feet of ice does not form in a single day.” is 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 (bīng dòng sān chǐ fēi yí rì zhī hán) in Chinese.

How is 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 冰冻三尺非一日之寒, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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