冰淇淋
bīngqílínstandard
The Chinese word for "ice cream" is 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín). It is the word in John Cena's meme line 现在我有冰淇淋 (xiànzài wǒ yǒu bīngqílín), which means "now I have ice cream". It is also called 冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng).
Meaning: frozen dessert (noun)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 冰淇淋 | bīngqílín | standard |
| 冰激凌 | bīngjīlíng | northern China |
The meme comes from a short Chinese video John Cena made in 2021 to promote the film F9. In it he says 早上好中国 (zǎoshang hǎo Zhōngguó), then the ice cream line. Fans turned it into a joke they often write as "bing chilling".
Which one should you use?
冰激凌 (bīngjīlíng) is a second spelling that is common in northern China. Both mean the same food, and the spoken sounds are very close.
How do you pronounce it?
Say bīng with a high flat tone, qí rising and lín rising. The meme spelling "bing chilling" is an English joke and not a Chinese form.
Did you know?
- The ice cream line comes from a 2021 promotional video for F9, in which John Cena speaks Mandarin Chinese.
Examples in context
- 我喜欢冰淇淋。wǒ xǐhuan bīngqílín.I like ice cream.
- 你想吃冰淇淋吗？nǐ xiǎng chī bīngqílín ma?Do you want to eat ice cream?
Example conversation
Hao and Lin joke about the John Cena meme at a dessert stand.
- Hao你想吃什么？nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?What do you want to eat?
- Lin现在我有冰淇淋！xiànzài wǒ yǒu bīngqílín!Now I have ice cream!
- Hao哈哈，约翰·塞纳！hāhā, Yuēhàn Sàinà!Haha, John Cena!
