冻僵

凍僵

dòngjiāng

verb #13,448

Meanings

1 to be frozen stiff; to be numb with cold

Characters

to freeze; frozen

Examples

我的手都冻僵了。

Wǒ de shǒu dōu dòngjiāng le.

My hands are frozen stiff.

在外面站了两个小时，他浑身冻僵了。

Zài wàimiàn zhàn le liǎng gè xiǎoshí, tā húnshēn dòngjiāng le.

After standing outside for two hours, his whole body was frozen stiff.

Tips

memory

冻 (frozen) + 僵 (stiff/rigid) — frozen until stiff, like a popsicle.

Stroke Order

冻 dòng

僵 jiāng