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防冻 (fáng dòng) — to prevent freezing, to protect against frost

Definition

防冻 (fángdòng) is a verb meaning 'to prevent freezing or frost damage', used in technical and agricultural contexts (pipes, engines, crops). It pairs naturally with 措施 ('measures') and 液 ('liquid/antifreeze').

verb
to prevent freezingto protect against frost

Examples

  • 防冻。
    Dōng tiān yào jǐ shuǐ guǎn zuò hǎo fáng dòng cuò shī.
    In winter you need to take anti-freeze measures for the pipes.
  • ，。
    Zhè liàng chē jiā le fáng dòng yè, bú pà líng xià wēn dù.
    This car has antifreeze added, so it's not afraid of sub-zero temperatures.
  • ，。
    Qù nián dōng tiān wǒ men fáng le liǎng cì dòng, cái bǎo zhù guǒ shù.
    Last winter we prevented freezing twice before we managed to save the fruit trees.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

防fángguard against
冻dòngfreezing

防 means to guard against, and 冻 is freezing, so together they express protecting from frost or freezing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng防fáng
Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

Open 防 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 凍; 冻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
冫Written in full as仌bīng
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng凍dòng
Same sound today

The traditional form 凍 pairs 冫 (ice) with 東 for the sound; the simplified 冻 is a later shorthand.

Open 冻 →
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