chilly; chilly spring weather
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
chilly; slightly cold; crisp and cold
literaryA literary term, almost exclusively used to describe a crisp, biting, lingering cold, especially the chill of early spring. Often collocates with words like '春风' or '春寒'.
Chūn春
hán寒
liào料
qiào峭
，
chū出
mén门
jì记
de得
tiān添
yī衣
。
The spring chill is biting, remember to add clothes when you go out.
Liào料
qiào峭
de的
chūn春
fēng风
zhōng中
，
liǔ柳
shù树
gāng刚
gāng刚
fā发
yá芽
。
In the crisp spring breeze, the willow trees are just beginning to sprout.
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Qīng清
chén晨
de的
kōng空
qì气
dài带
zhe着
liào料
qiào峭
de的
hán寒
yì意
。
The morning air carries a biting chill.