How to say “severe winter” in Chinese
severe winter
“Severe winter” in Chinese is 寒冬, hán dōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
寒冬 is read hán dōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; at the bottom, two dots — “ice”, as in 冬.
The two dots at the bottom mean “ice”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “寒冬”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 寒冬. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 寒冬终于过去了hándōngzhōngyúguòqùleThe harsh winter is finally over.
More words from the lesson “Heat, frost and damp”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “severe winter” in Chinese?
“Severe winter” in Chinese is 寒冬, pinyin hándōng.
What does 寒冬 mean?
寒冬 (hándōng) means “severe winter”.
How do you write 寒冬?
寒冬 is 2 characters: 寒 (hán) — cold, freezing; 冬 (dōng) — winter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 寒冬?
寒冬 is read hándōng. Tones: hán — second tone, dōng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“severe winter” in the lesson “Heat, frost and damp”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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