How to say “bitterly cold” in Chinese
bitterly cold, freezing
“Bitterly cold” in Chinese is 严寒, yán hán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
严寒 is read yán hán: 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.
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 “严寒”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bitterly cold” in Chinese?
“Bitterly cold” in Chinese is 严寒, pinyin yánhán.
What does 严寒 mean?
严寒 (yánhán) means “bitterly cold, freezing”.
How do you write 严寒?
严寒 is 2 characters: 严 (yán) — strict, severe; 寒 (hán) — cold, freezing. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 严寒?
严寒 is read yánhán. Tones: yán — second tone, hán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bitterly cold” 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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