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TOPIK 6noun

동결

donggyeol

동결이 · 동결을

freeze (of wages, prices, assets)

Example

정부는 올해 공공요금을 동결하기로 했어요.

The government decided to freeze public utility rates this year.

Word parts

동 freeze결 bind

Literally 'frozen solid' — used figuratively for prices, wages and assets.