tiān
hán
dòng

idiom
common

Meaning of 天寒地冻

天寒地冻 means freezing cold; severe winter weather; the sky is cold and the earth is frozen. Pronounced tiān hán dì dòng.

  • freezing cold; severe winter weather; the sky is cold and the earth is frozen

Definitions & Examples

Tiān
hán
dòng
de
shí
jié
 
jiā
yào
zhù
bǎo
nuǎn
 

During this freezing cold season, everyone should take care to stay warm.

Jǐn
guǎn
wài
miàn
tiān
hán
dòng
 
gōng
rén
men
rán
jiān
chí
zài
wài
shī
gōng
 

Even though it was freezing cold outside, the workers still insisted on working outdoors.

Zài
zhè
ge
tiān
hán
dòng
de
dōng
 
zǒu
zài
huí
jiā
de
shang
 

On this freezing winter night, he walked home alone.

Běi
fāng
dōng
cháng
cháng
shì
bīng
tiān
xuě
 
tiān
hán
dòng
de
jǐng
xiàng
 

Northern winters often present scenes of ice and snow, with freezing cold weather.