thaw; melt
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(of frozen rivers, lakes, or ground) to thaw; to melt
Describes the natural seasonal process of ice and snow melting as temperatures rise, typically in spring.
Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
hé河
lǐ里
de的
bīng冰
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
kāi开
dòng冻
le了
。
Spring has arrived, and the ice on the river is gradually thawing.
Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
yào要
děng等
dào到
sān三
yuè月
cái才
wán完
quán全
kāi开
dòng冻
。
This land won't completely thaw until March.
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Suí随
zhe着
qì气
wēn温
shēng升
gāo高
，
fēng封
dòng冻
de的
hú湖
miàn面
kāi开
shǐ始
kāi开
dòng冻
。
As the temperature rises, the frozen lake surface begins to thaw.