冻

dòng · dong

Traditional 凍

Meaning

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  1. to freeze
  2. to feel very cold
  3. aspic or jelly

In a sentence

2 examples
01

水(shuǐ)是(shì)液(yè)体(tǐ)。冻(dòng)起(qǐ)来(lái)就(jiù)成(chéng)了(le)固(gù)体(tǐ)。

Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

外(wài)面(miàn)太(tài)冷(lěng)了(le),我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)都(dōu)快(kuài)冻(dòng)僵(jiāng)了(le)。

It's so cold outside that my hands are almost frozen stiff.

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