Definitions

1. 1. to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)
2. 2. to vanish (of misgivings, differences of opinion)
3. 3. thaw (in relations)

Components

• 冰 bīng – ice
• 释 shì – to explain

Related Words

• 冰释前嫌 bīng shì qián xián – to forget previous differences
• 涣然冰释 huàn rán bīng shì – to melt away (idiom)