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Mandarin · pinyin huá bīng

to skate
skating

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滑: huá · slip, slide; slippery, polished
冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold

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2–1 · hua2 bing1

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verb

(verb-object) to skate on ice
(verb-object) to roller-skate

noun

skating
roller skating

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