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How to Say ‘Iced’ in Traditional Chinese

冰的

bīng de

[bing duh]

💬 Usage Tip: The [的] here turns [冰] "ice/cold" into "the iced one." The same pattern gives [熱的] "the hot one," [大的] "the large one."

Phrase Breakdown

bīng

[bing]

ice; iced

Refers to something cold with ice, such as an iced coffee.

Example

今天很熱,我想喝冰的。

It’s very hot today, so I want an iced one.

de

[duh]

one that is; adjectival marker

In 冰的, 的 turns 'iced' into 'the iced one.'

Example

我要冰的,不要熱的。

I want the iced one, not the hot one.

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