HSK Level 4

寒冷

hán lěng

cold; frigid; chill; frigidity

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Example Sentences

今天很寒冷。

jīntiān hěn hánlěng.

Today is very cold.

我感到很寒冷。

wǒ gǎndào hěn hánlěng.

I feel very cold.

我们应该穿暖和一点,因为天气很寒冷。

wǒmen yīnggāi chuān nuǎnhuo yīdiǎn, yīnwèi tiānqì hěn hánlěng.

We should wear warmer clothes because the weather is very cold.

Synonyms

(lěng)

cold

(liáng)

cool

Antonyms

炎热 (yánrè)

hot

温暖 (wēnnuǎn)

warm

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 寒冷 (hánlěng) means "cold". It is composed of two characters: 氵(water) and 冷 (cold). The character 氵(water) is a radical, which indicates that the word is related to water. The character 冷 (cold) is a phonetic component, which indicates that the word is pronounced "leng". The word 寒冷 (hánlěng) is used to describe the weather when it is very cold. It can also be used to describe a person's feeling when they are very cold.