Definition
解冻 is a separable verb (离合词) that can split — you can insert aspect markers or measure words between 解 and 冻, e.g. 解了冻 ('thawed out'), 解过几次冻 ('unfrozen several times'). It has three related meanings: literally thawing ice or frozen food; financially unfreezing funds/assets; and easing political tensions or restrictions. The core image is 'releasing from a frozen state'.
v.o.
to thaw / to melt (ice, frozen food)to unfreeze (financial assets, funds)to ease / to relax (political tensions, restrictions)
Examples
- ，解冻。Chūntiān lái le, hé lǐ de bīng yǐjīng kāishǐ jiě dòng le.Spring has come, the ice in the river has started to thaw.
- 解冻，。Zhèngfǔ juédìng jiě dòng zhè bǐ zījīn, zhīchí zhōngxiǎo qǐyè fāzhǎn.The government decided to unfreeze these funds to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
- ，。Liǎng guó guānxì jiě le dòng, kāishǐ zhèngcháng wǎnglái.Relations between the two countries have thawed, and normal exchanges have begun.
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