hán

common
literary

Meaning of 苦寒

苦寒 means bitterly cold; extreme cold; impoverished; poverty-stricken; destitute. Pronounced kǔ hán.

  • bitterly cold; extreme cold
  • impoverished; poverty-stricken; destitute

Definitions & Examples

Běi
fāng
de
dōng
tiān
 
hòu
hán
 

The winters in the north are bitterly cold.

Biān
sài
zhōng
nián
hán
 
rén
yān
shǎo
 

The frontier regions are freezing all year round and sparsely populated.

Zhàn
shì
men
wèi
hán
 
jiān
shǒu
gǎng
wèi
 

The soldiers, undaunted by the bitter cold, stayed at their posts.