冷 lěng — cold; chilly; cool

冷
lěng

Level 1 · Common HSK 1 #838

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Basic definition

  1. adjective cold; chilly; cool e.g 寒冷冰冷冷冻
  2. adjective cold; indifferent; unfriendly e.g 冷淡冷漠冷酷
  3. adjective desolate; lonely; deserted e.g 冷清冷落冷寂
  4. adjective calm; cool-headed; composed e.g 冷静冷峻冷然

Detailed explanation

adjective
  1. (形声。从仌( bīng)，冰，令声。本义:凉)
  2. cool e.g 冷泉 冷香 · 冷翠
  3. cold e.g 冰冷干冷 冷丁丁 · 冷噤 · 冷铺 · 冷节遗芳
  4. cold and cheerless;desolate;lonely e.g 冷寂 冷巷 · 冷闷 · 冷曹 · 冷局
  5. cool;be cold in manner
  6. rare;strange
  7. sudden
  8. not readily marketable e.g 冷书
verb
  1. cool
  2. treat coldly;cold shouder

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