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title: "Dongjie Meaning: 冻结 (dòngjié) Means “to freeze”"
description: "冻结 (traditional 凍結, dòngjié) means “to freeze (assets, prices etc)”. Hear its tones, see what 冻 and 结 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongjie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 冻结 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

冻结 dòngjié

## to freeze (assets, prices etc)

## Its characters

1. 冻 dòng to freeze
2. 结 jié to form

## In a sentence

他的银行账户被冻结了。 His bank account has been frozen.

[More about 冻结](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%86%BB%E7%BB%93)

## More words with 冻 or 结

- [结构 jiégòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiegou)
- [结果 jiéguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieguo)
- [结合 jiéhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiehe)
- [结婚 jiéhūn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiehun)
- [结局 jiéjú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieju)
- [结论 jiélùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielun)
- [结束 jiéshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieshu)
- [结算 jiésuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiesuan)
- [结尾 jiéwěi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiewei)
- [冷冻 lěngdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lengdong)

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