冷 lěng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 令 command, decree, order
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
冷冻
lěngdòng
to freeze; frozen
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
Example phrases
- 这批疫苗必须全程冷冻运输，任何温度波动都会影响效力。 Zhè pī yìmiáo bìxū quánchéng lěngdòng yùnshū, rènhé wēndù bōdòng dōu huì yǐngxiǎng xiàolì. This batch of vaccines must be transported frozen throughout the whole journey; any temperature fluctuation will affect their efficacy.
- 把鱼肉放进冰箱冷冻，下个星期再吃。 Bǎ yúròu fàng jìn bīngxiāng lěngdòng, xià ge xīngqī zài chī. Put the fish in the freezer and eat it next week.
- 冷冻的饺子煮十分钟就能吃了。 Lěngdòng de jiǎozi zhǔ shí fēnzhōng jiù néng chī le. Frozen dumplings are ready to eat after ten minutes of boiling.
Related words
- 冷 lěng cold
- 寒冷 hánlěng cold
- 冷静 lěngjìng calm
- 忽冷忽热 hūlěnghūrè changeable; hot and cold
- 冷淡 lěngdàn cold; indifferent; to treat coldly
- 冷酷 lěngkù cold-hearted; ruthless
- 冷落 lěngluò desolate; to neglect; to cold-shoulder
- 冷门 lěngmén unpopular; obscure; less favoured
- 冷漠 lěngmò indifferent; apathetic
- 冷气 lěngqì air conditioning; cold air
- 冷却 lěngquè to cool; to cool down
- 冷战 lěngzhàn cold war; cold conflict