冷
Lěng
Pinyin

Definition

冷
 - 
lěng
  1. cold
冷
 - 
Lěng
  1. surname Leng

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

冷
Lěng
  1. 1 surname Leng
冰冷
bīng lěng
  1. 1 ice-cold
冷冷
lěng lěng
  1. 1 coldly
冷冷清清
lěng lěng qīng qīng
  1. 1 deserted
  2. 2 desolate
  3. 3 unfrequented
  4. 4 cold and cheerless
  5. 5 lonely
  6. 6 in quiet isolation
冷冻
lěng dòng
  1. 1 to freeze
  2. 2 to deep-freeze
冷却
lěng què
  1. 1 to cool off
  2. 2 cooling
冷天
lěng tiān
  1. 1 cold weather
  2. 2 cold season
冷战
Lěng zhàn
  1. 1 (US-Soviet) Cold War
冷暖
lěng nuǎn
  1. 1 lit. daily changes of temperature
  2. 2 fig. well-being
  3. 3 sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
冷水
lěng shuǐ
  1. 1 cold water
  2. 2 unboiled water
  3. 3 fig. not yet ready (of plans)
冷汗
lěng hàn
  1. 1 cold sweat
冷淡
lěng dàn
  1. 1 cold
  2. 2 indifferent
冷清
lěng qīng
  1. 1 cold and cheerless
  2. 2 fig. lonely
  3. 3 unfrequented
冷漠
lěng mò
  1. 1 cold and detached towards sb
  2. 2 lack of regard
  3. 3 indifference
  4. 4 neglect
冷笑
lěng xiào
  1. 1 to sneer
  2. 2 to laugh grimly
  3. 3 grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc)
  4. 4 bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
冷笑话
lěng xiào huà
  1. 1 joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan
冷落
lěng luò
  1. 1 desolate
  2. 2 unfrequented
  3. 3 to treat sb coldly
  4. 4 to snub
  5. 5 to cold shoulder
冷藏
lěng cáng
  1. 1 refrigeration
  2. 2 cold storage
  3. 3 to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
冷血
lěng xuè
  1. 1 cold-blood
  2. 2 cold-blooded (animal)
冷酷
lěng kù
  1. 1 grim
  2. 2 unfeeling
  3. 3 callous

Idioms (10)

冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冷嘲热讽
lěng cháo rè fěng
  1. 1 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
  1. 1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
  2. 2 to make sarcastic comments
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
  1. 1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
捏一把冷汗
niē yī bǎ lěng hàn
  1. 1 to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
枕冷衾寒
zhěn lěng qīn hán
  1. 1 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
热脸贴冷屁股
rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gu
  1. 1 to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom)
  2. 2 to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
知冷知热
zhī lěng zhī rè
  1. 1 to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom)
  2. 2 to be very considerate
门庭冷落，门堪罗雀
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
  1. 1 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

Sample Sentences

冷
lěng
cold
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热，冷，冰
rè ，lěng ，bīng
hot, cool, ice
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我可以不问感觉继续为爱讨好，冷眼地看着你的骄傲。
wǒ kěyǐ bùwèn gǎnjué jìxù wèi ài tǎohǎo ，lěngyǎn de kàn zhe nǐ de jiāoào 。
I could please you in the name of love, neglecting my feelings and looking at your cold-eyed arrogance .
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你竟敢打小报告！要是主管发现了，之后给你放冷箭怎么办？
nǐ jìnggǎn dǎxiǎobàogào ！yàoshi zhǔguǎn fāxiàn le ，zhīhòu gěi nǐ fànglěngjiàn zěnmebàn ？
How could you snitch on the manager! What happens if he finds out and then stabs your back afterwards?
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哦！咱中国人就是喜欢喝热开水，外国就不一样了，不管多冷的天，他们都喝凉白开。
é ！zán Zhōngguórén jiùshì xǐhuan hē rèkāishuǐ ，wàiguó jiù bù yīyàng le ，bùguǎn duō lěng de tiān ，tāmen dōu hē liángbáikāi 。
Wow, Chinese just love to drink hot water. Foreigners are different because no matter how cold the weather, they drink room temperature water.
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花同样的价钱，我宁愿吃桌餐。上次去吃自助餐，冷冷清清的，每人发个盘子，排着队去拿东西，搞得像要饭的一样。
huā tóngyàng de jiàqian ，wǒ nìngyuàn chī zhuōcān 。shàngcì qù chī zìzhùcān ，lěnglěngqīngqīng de ，měirén fā ge pánzi ，pái zhe duì qù ná dōngxi ，gǎo de xiàng yàofàn de yīyàng 。
On the same budget I rather have a table meal. The last time I went lonely. Queuing up with a plate to take the food felt like begging.
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茶很好喝。他喜欢喝冷水。冷水太冷了！
chá hěn hǎohē 。tā xǐhuan hē lěngshuǐ 。lěngshuǐ tài lěng le ！
Tea is delicious. He likes to drink cold water. Cold water is too cold!
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上海的冬天没北京的冬天冷。
Shànghǎi de dōngtiān méi Běijīng de dōngtiān lěng 。
The winter in Shanghai is not as cold as the winter in Beijing.
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今天冷得不得了，好险你帮我带件衣服。
jīntiān lěng de bùdéliǎo ，hǎoxiǎn nǐ bāng wǒ dài jiàn yīfu 。
Today is freezing. It's good that you brought me a piece of clothing.
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很热？今天天气冷得很。
hěn rè ？jīntiān tiānqì lěng de hěn 。
It’s hot? it’s actually really cold today.
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