bīng

technical
noun

Meaning of 冰期

冰期 means ice age; glacial epoch; glacial period; stadial. Pronounced bīng qī.

  • ice age; glacial epoch
  • glacial period; stadial

Definitions & Examples

qiú
shǐ
shàng
chū
xiàn
guò
duō
bīng
 

Multiple major ice ages have occurred in Earth's history.

Bīng
shí
 
liàng
hǎi
shuǐ
jié
chéng
bīng
chuān
 
dǎo
zhì
hǎi
píng
miàn
xià
jiàng
 

During ice ages, large amounts of seawater freeze into glaciers, causing sea levels to drop.

xué
jiā
men
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
xià
bīng
shí
huì
dào
lái
 

Scientists are researching when the next ice age will arrive.

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