冷 lěng cold
cold; detached
How to remember 冷: 冫 ice + 令 command = cold. The kid slips on the ice at the bus stop, and his mum gives the command "Put your gloves on, it is cold!"
Component breakdown
冷 = 冫 ice + 令 command
- 冫 ice
- 令 command
The kid slips on the ice at the bus stop, and his mum gives the command "Put your gloves on, it is cold!"
How it is used
- Cold, of weather or things, the opposite of 热 (rè, hot) - 天很冷 (tiān hěn lěng) it's cold out, 菜冷了 (cài lěng le) the food's gone cold, 天很热 (tiān hěn rè) it's hot out.
- Figuratively cool / detached - 冷静 (lěngjìng) calm and level-headed, 冷落 (lěngluò) give someone the cold shoulder.
Words with 冷
- 冷静lěngjìngcalmHSK 4
- 寒冷hánlěngcold (climate)HSK 4
- 冷却lěngquèto coolHSK 7
- 冷气lěngqìcold airHSK 7
- 冷落lěngluòdesolateHSK 7
- 冷门lěngména neglected branchHSK 7
- 冷冻lěngdòngto freeze (food etc)HSK 8
- 冷战lěngzhànCold WarHSK 8
- 冷淡lěngdàncoldHSK 8
- 冷漠lěngmòcold and detached towards somebodyHSK 8
- 冷酷lěngkùunfeelingHSK 8
- 忽冷忽热hūlěng-hūrènow hot, now coldHSK 8
- 泼冷水pōlěngshuǐto pour cold water onHSK 8
Example sentences
- 天气很冷。 Tiānqì hěn lěng.The weather is very cold.
- 今天更冷了。 Jīntiān gèng lěng le.It got much colder today.
- 冬天天气太冷了。 Dōngtiān tiānqì tài lěng le.The winter weather is too cold.
- 因为太冷，她感冒了。 Yīnwèi tài lěng, tā gǎnmào le.It's so cold that she caught a cold.