冰冻 (bīng dòng) — to freeze

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

Examples

  • 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.
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