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冰山一角

the tip of the iceberg

冰山一角
bīngshān yì jiǎo1st tone
Pinyin
bīngshān yì jiǎo
Strokes
17
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1

Stroke order for 冰山一角

冰山一角 is written with 17 strokes (冰: 6, 山: 3, 一: 1, 角: 7). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

冰山 (iceberg) + 一角 (one corner).

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监察机构的一名成员在议会上说:这只是冰山一角,如果不从制度上解决,问题以后会更大。

A member of the watchdog told parliament: this is only the tip of the iceberg; if it's not fixed at the level of the system, the problem will get bigger.

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