Definition
这是一个成语，字面意思是“结了三尺厚的冰”，但实际用来比喻问题、矛盾或成就不是短期内形成的，而是长期积累的结果。常和“非一日之寒”连用为“冰冻三尺，非一日之寒”，意为任何重大局面的形成都需要时间。使用时通常作为一个独立的引语或句子的主语/谓语部分，不能拆开加宾语。
idiom
a situation or problem is the result of long-term accumulationRome wasn't built in a day
Examples
- 冰冻三尺，，。bīng dòng sān chě，fēi yí rì zhī hán，tāmen zhījiān de wùhuì yǐjīng jīlěi hěn duō nián le.A thick layer of ice cannot be frozen in one day — the misunderstanding between them has been building up for many years.
- ，冰冻三尺，。Bié zháojí，bīng dòng sān chě，gōngsī rújīn de kùnjìng bú shì yì tiān zàochéng de.Don't worry — the company's current trouble wasn't created in a single day.
- 冰冻三尺，。Zhège tuánduì de mòqì bīng dòng sān chě，dàjiā jīngguò chángqī hézuò cái dádào xiànzài de gāodù.This team's rapport is deep — they reached their current level only through long-term collaboration.
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