寒冷 hánlěng cold (climate)
cold (climate); frigid; very cold
How to remember 寒冷: 寒 freezing + 冷 cold = cold (climate).
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How it is used
- Written/formal adjective for "cold," describing climate or weather: 寒冷的冬天 (hánlěng de dōngtiān) a cold winter.
- In everyday speech plain 冷 (lěng) is the natural choice; 寒冷 sounds literary and is rarely used for a person feeling cold - say 我很冷, not 我很寒冷.
Example sentences
- 天气非常寒冷。 Tiānqì fēicháng hánlěng.It's very cold.
- 这里的人习惯了寒冷。 Zhèlǐ de rén xíguàn le hánlěng.The people here are used to the cold.
- 她在一个寒冷的十二月晚上死了。 Tā zài yígè hánlěng de shíèryuè wǎnshàng sǐ le.She died on a cold night in December.