Definition
挨冻 means 'to suffer from cold' — you use it when enduring cold weather without adequate protection or heating. It is a separable verb (离合词), so you can insert a duration or frequency between the two characters: 挨了一下午冻 ('suffered cold for a whole afternoon'). The first character is standardly pronounced ái (second tone) when meaning 'to endure', but this entry's pinyin shows āi — please verify the correct reading.
v.
to suffer from coldto be freezing (due to cold weather or lack of heating)
Examples
- ，。Zuótiān zài wàimiàn děng chē, āi le yí xiàwǔ dòng.Yesterday I waited for the bus outside and suffered from cold all afternoon.
- ，，挨冻。Tiānqì zhème lěng, nǐ chūmén jìde duō chuān yīfu, bié āi.It's so cold — remember to dress warmly when you go out, don't freeze.
- ，挨冻。Tā yīnwèi méiyǒu nuǎnqì, měitiān wǎnshàng dōu āi.Because he has no heating, he freezes every night.
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