Usage note
冻表示温度很低，也可表示放冰箱冷藏。
dòng biǎo shì wēn dù hěn dī， yě kě biǎo shì fàng bīng xiāng lěng cáng。
冻 means very cold, or to freeze/chill something.
Context note
冻常用于天气、食物和感觉。
dòng cháng yòng yú tiān qì 、 shí wù hé gǎn jué。
It is often used with weather, food, and feeling.
5 examples
今天很冻。
jīn tiān hěn dòng。
It is very cold today.
把水冻起来。
bǎ shuǐ dòng qǐ lái。
Freeze the water.
手冻红了。
shǒu dòng hóng le。
My hands got red from the cold.
食物要冻在冰箱里。
shí wù yào dòng zài bīng xiāng lǐ。
Food should be frozen in the fridge.
天气冻得厉害。
tiān qì dòng dé lì hài。
The weather is freezing cold.
5 mini stories
冬天很冻，大家都穿厚衣服。
dōng tiān hěn dòng， dà jiā dōu chuān hòu yī fu。
Winter is very cold, and everyone wears thick clothes.
他把牛奶冻进冰箱。
tā bǎ niú nǎi dòng jìn bīng xiāng。
He put the milk in the freezer.
小朋友的手冻得发红。
xiǎo péng yǒu de shǒu dòng dé fā hóng。
The child's hands turned red from the cold.
老师提醒大家别把果汁冻太久。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā bié bǎ guǒ zhī dòng tài jiǔ。
The teacher reminded everyone not to freeze the juice too long.
路面被冻得很滑。
lù miàn bèi dòng dé hěn huá。
The road became slippery from the cold.
Mini dialogue
冬天很冷
A
外面好冷，水都冻成冰了。
Wàimiàn hǎo lěng, shuǐ dōu dòng chéng bīng le.
It's so cold outside, the water has frozen into ice.
B
是啊，我的手也快冻僵了。
Shì a, wǒ de shǒu yě kuài dòng jiāng le.
Yes, my hands are almost frozen stiff.
冰箱
A
这些肉要放在冰箱里冻起来。
Zhèxiē ròu yào fàng zài bīngxiāng lǐ dòng qǐlái.
This meat needs to be frozen in the fridge.
B
好的，冻起来可以保存更久。
Hǎo de, dòng qǐlái kěyǐ bǎocún gèng jiǔ.
Okay, freezing it can keep it longer.
Related words and contrasts
similar
冷
lěng
cold
冻 means freeze; 冷 means cold
related
冰
bīng
ice
Water freezes into ice
opposite
热
rè
hot
冻 is freeze/cold; 热 is hot