凝
固

To freeze in Chinese: 凝固 (níng gù)

níng gù

to freeze

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to freeze
  2. 2to solidify
  3. 3to congeal
  4. 4fig. with rapt attention

Stroke order

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凝
固

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄥˊ

níng

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨˋ

gù

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 水太冷了，很快就凝固成冰。

    shuǐ tài lěng le， hěn kuài jiù níng gù chéng bīng。

    The water was so cold it quickly froze solid into ice.

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Related words

固定

gù dìng

to fix

固体

gù tǐ

solid

坚固

jiān gù

firm

巩固

gǒng gù

to consolidate

固然

gù rán

admittedly (it's true that...)

固执

gù zhí

obstinate

牢固

láo gù

firm

凝聚

níng jù

to condense

顽固

wán gù

stubborn

稳固

wěn gù

stable

混凝土

hùn níng tǔ

concrete

根深蒂固

gēn shēn dì gù

deep-rooted (problem etc)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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