结霜

結霜
jiéshuāng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to frost up
  2. 2 to form frost
  3. 3 to ice over (as a freezer)

Examples

Chuānghu shàng jié le yì céng shuāng.
A layer of frost formed on the window.
Bīngxiāng lěngdòng shì jiéshuāng le yào chú yíxià.
The freezer has frosted up — we need to defrost it.

Tips

grammar
'to form / to tie' + 'frost' — the verb is productive for forming concrete depositions: 结冰 (freeze / ice up), (form dew), 结霜 (frost up), (form a scab).
usage
Used both for natural frost (on plants, windows, the ground in late autumn) and appliance frost (freezer, AC). In weather forecasts you'll hear 地面结霜 ('the ground will frost over').

Stroke Order

jié
shuāng