霜冻

霜 shuāng HSK 7 #8,769

frost / cream (cosmetic or food topping)

疑是地上霜 yíshìdìshàngshuāng

I took it for frost upon the ground / seems to be frost on the floor (said of moonlight) / (lit.) suspect it is frost upon the ground

山明水净夜来霜 shānmíngshuǐjìngyèláishuāng

hills bright, waters clean — frost arrives by night / (fig.) the clarifying austerity of deep autumn, sharper than summer or spring / (lit.) mountain-bright water-clean night-come frost

霜叶红于二月花 shuāngyèhóngyúèryuèhuā

frost-touched leaves are redder than spring blossoms / late-season beauty can surpass early bloom / classic image of autumn leaves outshining spring flowers

冻 dòng HSK 5 #4,572

to freeze / to feel very cold / frozen

结霜 jiéshuāng

to frost up / to form frost / to ice over (as a freezer)

冷冻 lěngdòng HSK 7 #7,097

to freeze; to refrigerate / frozen

晚霜 wǎnshuāng #36,524

night cream (cosmetic) / late frost (agriculture)

霜降 shuāngjiàng #69,931

Shuangjiang / Frost's Descent (18th solar term, around Oct 23)

冻死 dòngsǐ #7,966

to freeze to death / to be freezing cold (colloquial exaggeration)