To freeze in Chinese: 冻 (dòng)

dòng

to freeze

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 2 example sentences

Definitions

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

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dòng

/ d/ u/ engˋ/ fourth tone

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  • 湖冻冰了。

    hú dòng bīng le。

    The lake was frozen.

  • 我冻死了。

    wǒ dòng sǐ le。

    I'm freezing.

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