freezing cold; severe winter weather
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1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
freezing cold; severe winter weather; the sky is cold and the earth is frozen
literaryA four-character idiom (chengyu) describing extremely cold winter conditions. Often used in written language or formal descriptions of winter scenes.
Tiān天
hán寒
dì地
dòng冻
de的
shí时
jié节
，
dà大
jiā家
yào要
zhù注
yì意
bǎo保
nuǎn暖
。
During this freezing cold season, everyone should take care to stay warm.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
wài外
miàn面
tiān天
hán寒
dì地
dòng冻
，
gōng工
rén人
men们
yī依
rán然
jiān坚
chí持
zài在
hù户
wài外
shī施
gōng工
。
Even though it was freezing cold outside, the workers still insisted on working outdoors.
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Zài在
zhè这
ge个
tiān天
hán寒
dì地
dòng冻
de的
dōng冬
yè夜
，
tā他
dú独
zì自
zǒu走
zài在
huí回
jiā家
de的
lù路
shang上
。
On this freezing winter night, he walked home alone.
Běi北
fāng方
dōng冬
jì季
cháng常
cháng常
shì是
bīng冰
tiān天
xuě雪
dì地
、
tiān天
hán寒
dì地
dòng冻
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
Northern winters often present scenes of ice and snow, with freezing cold weather.