jiě​dòng

thaw

解冻 (解凍) jiě​dòng
thaw verb
to melt or defrost ice, snow, or frozen food

You need to defrost the meat before cooking it.

unfreeze verb
to relax restrictions, enmity, or to release frozen assets

With diplomatic efforts, relations between the two countries began to thaw.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.09 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.82 per million

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