凝结 (níng jié) — to condense (gas to liquid); to solidify (liquid to solid); to crystallize (of ideas, consensus)
Definition
凝结 (níng jié) covers both physical change (gas to liquid, liquid to solid) and figurative crystallization of ideas. For purely physical hardening, 凝固 is more common; for reducing volume or distilling essence, use 浓缩.
verb
to condense (gas to liquid)to solidify (liquid to solid)to crystallize (of ideas, consensus)
Examples
- ，凝结。Qì wēn xià jiàng, kōng qì zhōng de shuǐ qì níng jié chéng le shuāng.The temperature dropped and water vapor in the air condensed into frost.
- 凝结。Rè là lěng què hòu huì hěn kuài níng jié.Hot wax will quickly solidify after cooling.
- 凝结。Jǐ dài rén de zhì huì níng jié chéng le zhè bù jīng diǎn.The wisdom of several generations crystallized into this classic.
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