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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)

冷盘
lěngpán
cold plate
冷眼
lěngyǎn
cool eye
冷静
lěngjìng
calm
HSK 4
冷笑
lěngxiào
to sneer
冷场
lěngchǎng
awkwardly silent (pause in a conversation)
冷天
lěngtiān
cold weather
冷艳
lěngyàn
cool elegant and magnificent
冷门
lěngmén
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
冷菜
lěngcài
cold dish
冷落
lěngluò
desolate
HSK 6
冷藏
lěngcáng
refrigeration
冷字
lěngzì
obscure word
冷寂
lěngjì
cold and desolate
冷血
lěngxuè
cold-blood
冷酷
lěngkù
grim
HSK 6
冷遇
lěngyù
a cold reception
冷话
lěnghuà
harsh words
冷语
lěngyǔ
cold words
冷轧
lěngzhá
(metallurgy) cold-rolled
冷峻
lěngjùn
grave and stern

Example Sentences (8)

下雪了，今天真冷。
Xià xuě le,jīntiān zhēn lěng.
It's snowing, it's really cold today.
Text 3
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
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
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
不会来，天气太冷了。
Bú huì lái, tiānqì tài lěng le.
Won't come, the weather is too cold.
Text 2
九月的北京天气不冷也不热。
jiǔ yuè de běi jīng tiān qì bù lěng yě bù rè.
Beijing's weather in September is 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