冷淡 lěngdàn cold
cold; indifferent
How to remember 冷淡: 冷 cold + 淡 watery = cold.
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How it is used
- 'Cold, indifferent, unenthusiastic' - of a person's manner or a market: 态度冷淡 (tàidù lěngdàn) a cool attitude, 生意冷淡 (shēngyì lěngdàn) slow business.
- Milder than 冷漠 (lěngmò); 冷淡 is a lukewarm lack of warmth or interest, and can also mean 'to give someone the cold shoulder' (冷淡某人).