How to say “cold” in Chinese
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“Cold” in Chinese is 冷, lěng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
冷 is read lěng. 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 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 “冷”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 冷. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天不冷也不热jīntiānbùlěng,yěbúrèToday it's neither cold nor hot.
- 今天一点儿都不冷。jīntiānyìdiǎnrdōubùlěngIt's not cold at all today.
- 北方比南方冷běifāngbǐnánfānglěngThe north is colder than the south.
- 冬天很冷。dōngtiānhěnlěngIt's cold in winter.
- 北方的冬天很冷běifāngdedōngtiānhěnlěngWinter in the north is cold.
- 秋天不冷也不热qiūtiānbùlěngyěbúrèAutumn is neither cold nor hot.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What's the weather like?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cold” in Chinese?
“Cold” in Chinese is 冷, pinyin lěng.
What does 冷 mean?
冷 (lěng) means “cold”.
How do you write 冷?
冷 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 冷?
冷 is read lěng. Tones: lěng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cold” in the lesson “What's the weather like?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. 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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