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冷点

Word · NounTraditional冷點

unnoticed place or issue; cold spot

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a place or issue that receives little attention during a certain period (as opposed to 'hot spot')

Frequently contrasted with '热点' (hot spot). Commonly used in media, economics, and tourism to describe overlooked areas or topics that are currently unpopular or ignored.

Zhè这
gè个
piān偏
yuǎn远
de的
shān山
cūn村
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
lǚ旅
yóu游
lěng冷
diǎn点
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
què却
chéng成
le了
wǎng网
hóng红
dǎ打
kǎ卡
dì地
 。

This remote mountain village used to be a cold spot for tourism, but now it has become a popular check-in spot for internet celebrities.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
guān关
zhù注
rè热
diǎn点
xīn新
wén闻
 ,
yě也
yào要
zhòng重
shì视
nà那
xiē些
shè社
huì会
lěng冷
diǎn点
wèn问
tí题
 。

We cannot focus only on hot news; we must also pay attention to those social issues that receive little attention.

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Tóu投
zī资
zhě者
yào要
shàn善
yú于
fā发
xiàn现
shì市
chǎng场
zhōng中
de的
lěng冷
diǎn点
 ,
cái才
néng能
huò获
dé得
chāo超
é额
shōu收
yì益
 。

Investors must be good at discovering cold spots in the market in order to obtain excess returns.