| 冻结HSK 6 | dòng jié | to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) | |
| 冻土 | dòng tǔ | frozen earth; permafrost; tundra | |
| 冷冻HSK 5 | lěng dòng | to freeze; to deep-freeze | |
| 解冻 | jiě dòng | to melt; to thaw; to defrost; fig. to relax (repression, enmity etc) | |
| 冰冻 | bīng dòng | to freeze |
| 1 | Low temperatures can easily cause frostbite. | |
| 2 | Low temperature can cause pipe fracture. | |
| 3 | It was sunny during the day, but freezing at night. | |
| 4 | Frozen foods should be thawed before being heated. | |
| 5 | My fingers were so cold that I couldn't feel anything. |