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冷冻

lěng dòng · leng dong

Traditional 冷凍

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to freeze (food etc)
  2. (of weather) freezing
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Make room in the freezer

  1. Liangliang

    冰淇淋(bīngqílín)在(zài)冷冻(lěngdòng)室(shì)里(lǐ)吗(ma)？

    Is the ice cream in the freezer?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)，冷冻(lěngdòng)室(shì)里(lǐ)全(quán)是(shì)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    No, the freezer is all dumplings.

  3. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)饺子(jiǎozi)要(yào)冷冻(lěngdòng)起来(qǐlai)吗(ma)？

    Do these dumplings have to be frozen?

  4. Dengdeng

    要(yào)，冷冻(lěngdòng)以后(yǐhòu)可以(kěyǐ)放(fàng)一(yī)个(gè)月(yuè)。

    Yes. Frozen, they keep for a month.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    But what about the ice cream?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)把(bǎ)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)吃(chī)了(le)，这样(zhèyàng)就(jiù)有(yǒu)地方(dìfang)了(le)。

    I will eat the ice cream first. Then there is room.

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2 examples
01

把(bǎ)剩(shèng)下(xià)的(de)饺(jiǎo)子(zi)放(fàng)进(jìn)冷(lěng)冻(dòng)室(shì)，明(míng)天(tiān)再(zài)吃(chī)。

Put the leftover dumplings in the freezer and eat them tomorrow.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)冷(lěng)冻(dòng)食(shí)品(pǐn)解(jiě)冻(dòng)后(hòu)要(yào)尽(jǐn)快(kuài)吃(chī)完(wán)。

This kind of frozen food should be eaten as soon as possible after thawing.

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