冰箱
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
冰箱 (bīngxiāng) · refrigerator
冰箱 (bīngxiāng) means “refrigerator; fridge”. It is written with 2 characters: 冰 (ice) + 箱 (box). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 冰箱 is built
The characters
冰 bīng · ice
What 冰 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 水shuǐ — water
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Ice-cold冫 water 水 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
箱 xiāng · box
What 箱 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 相xiāng — mutual
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
Origin hint: ⺮ gives the meaning, 相 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
牛奶在冰箱里。Niúnǎi zài bīngxiāng li.The milk is in the fridge.
冰箱里还有西瓜吗？Bīngxiāng li hái yǒu xīguā ma?Is there any watermelon left in the fridge?
Questions about 冰箱
What does 冰箱 mean?
冰箱 (bīngxiāng) means “refrigerator; fridge”.
How do you pronounce 冰箱?
冰箱 is pronounced bīngxiāng.
Which HSK level is 冰箱?
冰箱 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 冰雪bīngxuěice and snow
- 冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
- 冰雹bīngbáohail
- 冰bīngice
- 邮箱yóuxiāngemail address
- 箱子xiāngzibox
- 行李箱xínglixiāngsuitcase
- 箱xiāngbox
Learn 冰箱 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.