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冻结

dòngjié

to freeze; to freeze assets/accounts

A piggy bank frozen in a block of ice with red coins
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Characters in this word

冻 dòng

Strokes
7
Radical
冫 — ice
Made of
冫 ice 东 east, eastern, eastward
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

结 jié

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 吉 lucky, propitious, good
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 法院冻结了涉案公司的多个账户,防止资金在判决前被转移。 Fǎyuàn dòngjié le shè'àn gōngsī de duō gè zhànghù, fángzhǐ zījīn zài pànjué qián bèi zhuǎnyí. The court froze several accounts belonging to the company involved in the case to prevent the funds from being transferred before the verdict.
  • 湖面在寒冬里冻结了。 Húmiàn zài hándōng lǐ dòngjié le. The surface of the lake froze in the depths of winter.
  • 银行发现异常交易后,冻结了他的账户。 Yínháng fāxiàn yìcháng jiāoyì hòu, dòngjié le tā de zhànghù. After the bank found unusual transactions, it froze his account.

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