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lěng
冷

HSK 1
common
adjective
verb
noun

Meaning of 冷

冷 means low temperature; feel cold; to cool down food. Pronounced lěng. HSK 1.

  • low temperature; feel cold
  • to cool down food
  • unfriendly; indifferent

Character Info

Radical冫
Strokes7
Components
冫
令

Stroke Order

冷

Definitions & Examples

Jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
lěng冷
 ，
jì记
de得
duō多
chuān穿
yī衣
fú服
 。

It's very cold today, remember to wear more clothes.

Zhè这
bēi杯
lěng冷
shuǐ水
hē喝
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
 。

This glass of cold water tastes very refreshing.

Xiàn现
zài在
bù不
lěng冷
 ，
děng等
xià下
wán完
xuě雪
jiù就
huì会
biàn变
liáng凉
le了
 。

It's not cold now, it will get chilly after the snow falls.

Nǐ你
lěng冷
bù不
lěng冷
 ？
Wǒ我
bǎ把
kōng空
tiáo调
diào调
dī低
yī一
diǎn点
 。

Are you cold? I'll turn the air conditioner down a bit.

Dōng冬
tiān天
de的
zǎo早
chén晨
 ，
hú湖
miàn面
jié结
le了
yī一
céng层
lěng冷
bīng冰
 。

On a winter morning, the lake surface is covered with a layer of cold ice.

Relations

Common Words

冷水lěngshuǐ

cold water; unboiled water

冷风 / 冷風lěngfēng

cold wind; negative gossip

冷僻lěngpì

remote and desolate; uncommon

冷门 / 冷門lěngmén

unpopular field; dark horse; underdog

冷笑lěngxiào

sneer; scornful/sarcastic laugh

冷静 / 冷靜lěngjìng

quiet and deserted; calm and rational

冷漠lěngmò

indifferent; apathetic; cold

冷战 / 冷戰lěngzhàn

cold war; shiver

冰冷bīnglěng

ice-cold; indifferent

寒冷hánlěng

cold; frigid