凝固

nínggù

verb HSK 7-9 #14,369

Meanings

1 to solidify; to congeal
2 to set; to coagulate

Characters

to congeal; to concentrate

Literally "congeal into solid" - the transition from liquid to solid state.

Examples

HSK 6

水泥已经凝固了。

Shuǐní yǐjīng nínggù le.

The cement has already solidified.

HSK 6

血液在伤口处凝固。

Xuèyè zài shāngkǒu chù nínggù.

The blood coagulated at the wound.

Tips

usage

凝固 is also used figuratively: 时间仿佛凝固了 ("time seemed to freeze") - describing a dramatic moment when everything stops.

Stroke Order

凝 níng

固 gù