trượt băng
Definition
Noun:
- Ice skating: A sport or recreational activity where a person glides on ice using special boots with attached metal blades.
Verb:
- To ice skate: The action of moving or gliding on ice while wearing ice skates.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trượt băng là môn thể thao mùa đông phổ biến. (Ice skating is a popular winter sport.)
- Verb:
- Bọn trẻ rất thích trượt băng trên hồ. (The children love to ice skate on the lake.)
- Cô ấy đang học cách trượt băng. (She is learning how to ice skate.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trượt băng" specifically refers to skating on natural or artificial ice. It is distinct from roller skating (trượt patin) or inline skating.
Variants and Related Words
- Giày trượt băng (n): Ice skates. The boots with blades used for the activity.
- Cô ấy mua một đôi giày trượt băng mới. (She bought a new pair of ice skates.)
- Sân trượt băng (n): Ice rink. A frozen surface or artificial area for ice skating.
- Chúng tôi đã đi đến sân trượt băng trong trung tâm thương mại. (We went to the ice rink in the shopping mall.)
Synonyms
- Ice skating (n): The sport or activity.
- To skate on ice (v): To perform the action.
Related Phrases
- Trượt băng nghệ thuật (n): Figure skating. A form of ice skating involving jumps, spins, and choreographed routines.
- Cô ấy từng là vận động viên trượt băng nghệ thuật. (She used to be a figure skater.)
- Trượt băng tốc độ (n): Speed skating. A competitive form of ice skating where the goal is to skate a distance as fast as possible.
- Anh ấy thi đấu trượt băng tốc độ. (He competes in speed skating.)