冰冻 (bīng dòng) — to freeze | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Separable verb: 冰冻 means 'to freeze' (chill solid) and splits as 冰冻…起来 in the resultative, e.g. 把肉冰冻起来. Contrast with 解冻 ('to thaw, unfreeze').

verb

to freeze

冰冻。
Dōng tiān hú miàn huì bīng dòng.
The lake surface freezes in winter.
冰冻。
Bǎ ròu fàng jìn bīng xiāng bīng dòng qǐ lái.
Put the meat in the fridge to freeze it.
冰冻。
Zhè zhǒng yú shēng huó zài bīng dòng de hǎi shuǐ lǐ.
This kind of fish lives in freezing seawater.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

冰bīngto freeze

冻dòngto freeze

冰 and 冻 both mean to freeze, so the idea is simply 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.

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

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.

冫東凍

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.

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