Definition
结冰 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to freeze' or 'to ice over'. The verb 结 and the object 冰 can split when you insert a duration, measure word, or other element between them — for example, 结了冰 ('has frozen'), 结过一次冰 ('froze once'), or 结了两天冰 ('froze for two days'). You cannot put a direct object after 结冰; instead, the subject is the thing that freezes (e.g. 水结冰了 'the water froze').
v.o.
to freezeto ice over
Examples
- ，结冰。Dōngtiān dào le, húmiàn kāishǐ jié bīng.Winter has arrived, and the lake is starting to freeze.
- ，。Shuǐguǎn zuó wǎn jié le bīng, jīntiān zǎoshang méi shuǐ yòng.The water pipe froze last night, so there was no water this morning.
- ，。Zhè tiáo lù dōngtiān jīngcháng jié yí cì bīng, kāichē yào xiǎoxīn.This road often freezes over once in winter, so drive carefully.
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