冻僵

凍僵

dòngjiāng

verb #13,448

Meanings

1 to be frozen stiff; to be numb with cold

Characters

to freeze; frozen

Examples

HSK 1

我的手都冻僵了。

Wǒ de shǒu dōu dòngjiāng le.

My hands are frozen stiff.

HSK 7-9

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