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冻结

dòng jié · dong jie

Traditional 凍結

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to freeze (water etc)
  2. (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
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A frozen bank card

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)的(de)银行卡(yínhángkǎ)被(bèi)冻结(dòngjié)了(le)！

    Oh no, my bank card has been frozen!

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)会(huì)冻结(dòngjié)？

    How come it got frozen?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)密码(mìmǎ)输错(shūcuò)了(le)三(sān)次(cì)。

    I typed the password wrong three times.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)急(jí)，打电话(dǎdiànhuà)给(gěi)银行(yínháng)，他们(tāmen)可以(kěyǐ)解冻(jiědòng)。

    Don’t worry. Call the bank and they can unfreeze it.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)银行(yínháng)的(de)名字(míngzi)，忘(wàng)了(le)电话(diànhuà)。

    Okay. But I only remember the bank’s name, not its number.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)记性(jìxing)也(yě)被(bèi)冻结(dòngjié)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Has your memory been frozen too?

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2 examples
01

湖(hú)面(miàn)在(zài)寒(hán)夜(yè)里(lǐ)迅(xùn)速(sù)冻(dòng)结(jié)了(le)。

The lake surface quickly froze in the cold night.

02

银(yín)行(háng)冻(dòng)结(jié)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)可(kě)疑(yí)账(zhàng)户(hù)。

The bank froze that suspicious account.

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