Chinese word

凝固

Pronunciation

Pinyinníng gù

Meaning

  • verbsolidify

Example

牛奶在冷天里会凝固。niú nǎi zài lěng tiān lǐ huì níng gù

Milk solidifies in cold weather.

Illustration for 凝固 (solidify)

More examples

鸡蛋遇热会凝固，变成熟的蛋白。jī dàn yù rè huì níng gù biàn chéng shú de dàn bái

When an egg is heated, it solidifies and becomes cooked egg white.

Core concept

A liquid or soft substance loses its free flow and becomes a stable mass.

Common phrases

  • 蛋白质凝固dàn bái zhì níng gù

    protein solidifies

  • 使其凝固shǐ qí níng gù

    make it solidify

  • 冷却后凝固lěng què hòu níng gù

    solidify after cooling

Similar words

结晶jié jīng: Change into solid crystals arranged in a regular pattern after being dissolved or melted.
凝结níng jié: Change from a gas into liquid drops or another liquid when cooled.
固化gù huà: Harden into a stable form that is difficult to change, whether starting as a liquid or soft material.

Definition in Chinese

液体或半流体由可流动状态变为不再流动并保持形状的过程或状态。yè tǐ huò bàn liú tǐ yóu kě liú dòng zhuàng tài biàn wéi bú zài liú dòng bìng bǎo chí xíng zhuàng de guò chéng huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

凝 (níng, "congeal") + 固 (gù, "firm") links material gathering together with the firm state that results.

Usage tips

  • This word commonly appears in scientific and medical descriptions, so recognizing its formal register helps separate everyday speech from technical language.

Other meanings

  • coagulateverb

Opposites

  • 液化yè huàliquefyverb

Related words

  • 凝固点níng gù diǎnsolidification pointnoun

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