How to say “cold” in Chinese
cold, frosty
“Cold” in Chinese is 寒冷, hán lěng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
寒冷 is read hán lěng: 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.
On the left, 冫 “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 “寒冷”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 寒冷. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 寒冷的冬天终于过去了hánlěngdedōngtiānzhōngyúguòqùleThe cold winter is finally over.
- 北方的冬天寒冷而漫长běifāngdedōngtiānhánlěngérmànchángWinter in the north is cold and long.
- 今年冬天异常寒冷jīnniándōngtiānyìchánghánlěngThis winter is unusually cold.
More words from the lesson “Spring is coming”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cold” in Chinese?
“Cold” in Chinese is 寒冷, pinyin hánlěng.
What does 寒冷 mean?
寒冷 (hánlěng) means “cold, frosty”.
How do you write 寒冷?
寒冷 is 2 characters: 寒 (hán) — cold, freezing; 冷 (lěng) — cold. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 寒冷?
寒冷 is read hánlěng. Tones: hán — second tone, lěng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cold” in the lesson “Spring is coming”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” of HSK 4. 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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