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  *冷* | 冷* | *冷
cold
HSK 1
cold (climate) / frigid / very cold
HSK 4
calm; cool-headed; dispassionate / (of a place) deserted; quiet
HSK 4
cold air / air conditioning
HSK 6
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
desolate / unfrequented / to treat sb coldly / to snub / to cold shoulder
HSK 7-9
to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing
HSK 7-9
cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect
HSK 7-9
cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms
HSK 7-9
unfeeling; callous
HSK 7-9
cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
HSK 7-9
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) / fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
HSK 7-9
to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
HSK 7-9
to pour cold water on / (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
HSK 7-9
an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough
HSK 7-9
cold / indifferent
HSK 7-9
cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)
to produce cold air (to cool a room etc)
cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal)
Jerusalem
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  *冷* | 冷* | *冷
surname Leng
refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
to cool (lit. and fig.)
(US-Soviet) Cold War
(coll.) shiver / shudder
ice-cold
lit. daily changes of temperature / fig. well-being / sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
(metallurgy) cold-rolled; cold-rolling
cold sweat
discouraged / downhearted
to water-cool
coldly
cold dish / cold food
grave and stern
(of a woman) beautiful but aloof
frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
(idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
suddenly / by surprise
icily arrogant
now hot, now cold / (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
to stir-fry leftover rice / fig. to rehash the same story / to serve up the same old product
Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市, Hunan
cold drink
(of food) raw or cold
(idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history
cold weather / cold season
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
to air-cool
cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner / frigid
sarcastic comments (idiom) / to make sarcastic comments
grim / stern / harsh
naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
to feel a chill (as an emotional response) / to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)
to blow cold / damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
chilling; chilly
cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person
gloomy and cold
(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor / (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor
cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference
sniper's shot
cold plate / cold meats
cold front (meteorology)
a cold reception / to cold-shoulder sb
to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom) / to be very considerate
cold and desolate / lonely
out-of-the-way / deserted / unfamiliar / obscure
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations
cold meal / cold food
(coll.) unexpectedly
obscure word / unfamiliar character
to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels
sarcasm / sneering talk
chilling cold / cold and threatening
to liquid-cool
to sneer
corny joke
refrigerant
a bit chilly
trivia
to be exposed to cold temperatures / (fig.) (of a market, industry, relationship etc) to be in the doldrums; to suffer a downturn
chilly
non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment
it's cold (weather)
reserved / aloof / (geography) (of a location) elevated and cold
silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
frigidity
cold chain
to cold start (a vehicle, a computer etc)
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) / to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
cooling water (in a reactor)
chiller
to cold brew
cooler / ice chest / reefer container
cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
(medicine) dolantin (loanword) / pethidine

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