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冷
lěng
1. cold
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

冷
lěng
cold, cool; lonely
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

冰冷
bīnglěng
ice-cold
冷僻
lěngpì
out-of-the-way
冷冷
lěnglěng
coldly
冷冽
lěngliè
chilly
冷冻
lěngdòng
to freeze
冷却
lěngquè
to cool off
HSK 6
冷场
lěngchǎng
awkwardly silent (pause in a conversation)
冷天
lěngtiān
cold weather
冷字
lěngzì
obscure word
冷寂
lěngjì
cold and desolate
冷峻
lěngjùn
grave and stern
冷战
lěngzhàn
cold war
冷房
lěngfáng
cooling
冷敷
lěngfū
cold compress
冷暖
lěngnuǎn
lit. daily changes of temperature
冷枪
lěngqiāng
sniper's shot
冷气
lěngqì
air conditioning (Tw)
冷水
lěngshuǐ
cold water
冷汗
lěnghàn
cold sweat
冷淡
lěngdàn
cold
HSK 5

Example Sentences (10)

下雪了，今天真冷。
Xià xuě le, jīntiān zhēn lěng.
It's snowing, it's really cold today.
Text 3
我还不习惯北方的气候，估计是天气太干。今天天气不是很冷，你怎么穿这么多？
Wǒ hái bù xíguàn běifāng de qìhòu, gūjì shì tiānqì tài gān. Jīntiān tiānqì bù shì hěn lěng, nǐ zěnme chuān zhème duō?
I'm still not used to the northern climate; I guess the weather is too dry. It's not very cold today. Why are you wearing so many clothes?
Text 1
是的，太冷了。
Shì de, tài lěng le.
Yes, it's too cold.
Text 2
当然是春天，天气不那么冷了，草和树都绿了，花也开了。
Dāngrán shì chūntiān, tiānqì bú nàme lěng le, cǎo hé shù dōu lǜ le, huā yě kāi le.
Of course it's spring, the weather isn't that cold anymore, the grass and the trees have turned green, and the flowers have bloomed too.
Text 3
虽然是晴天，但是很冷。
Suīrán shì qíngtiān, dànshì hěn lěng.
Although it's a sunny day, it's very cold.
Text 3
山越高，路越难走。我也越爬越冷。
Shān yuè gāo, lù yuè nán zǒu. Wǒ yě yuè pá yuè lěng.
The higher the mountain, the harder the road is to walk. I also get colder the more I climb.
Text 3
我很冷。
Wǒ hěn lěng.
I'm very cold.
Text 3
有点儿大，我觉得很冷。
Yǒu diǎnr dà, wǒ juéde hěn lěng.
It's a bit big; I feel very cold.
Text 1
南方太热了，北方好一些，不冷也不热。
Nánfāng tài rè le,Běifāng hǎo yìxiē,bù lěng yě bú rè.
The south is too hot; the north is better, neither cold nor hot.
Text 3
明天天气很好，不冷不热。
Míngtiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, bù lěng bù rè.
The weather will be very good tomorrow, neither cold nor hot.
Text 1

Alternate Entries

冷
Lěng
surname Leng
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
699
Word Frequency Rank
585 of 84,292