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calm; cool-headed; dispassionate / (of a place) deserted; quiet
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冷* | 冷* | *冷
cold
HSK 1
cold (climate) / frigid / very cold
HSK 4
cold air / air conditioning
HSK 6
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
HSK 7-9
cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect
HSK 7-9
to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing
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
corny joke
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冷* | 冷* | *冷
surname Leng
to cool (lit. and fig.)
ice-cold
sarcastic comments (idiom) / to make sarcastic comments
cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms
HSK 7-9
cooling tower
to apply a cold compress
cold chain
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
cooler / ice chest / reefer container
cold / indifferent
HSK 7-9
an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough
HSK 7-9
cold plate / cold meats
cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)
to air-cool
unfeeling; callous
HSK 7-9
air conditioner
chilly
non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment
cold drink
(idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history
coldly
freezer
cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
(mechanics) cold treatment / to downplay; to handle in a low-key way
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 pour cold water on / (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
HSK 7-9
cold weather / cold season
grave and stern
cold brew coffee
refrigerated truck or wagon
it's cold (weather)
desolate / unfrequented / to treat sb coldly / to snub / to cold shoulder
HSK 7-9
cold dish / cold food
to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal)
cold and desolate / lonely
freezer room
frigidity (lack of libido)
Lengshuijiang, a county-level city in Loudi City 婁底市|娄底市, Hunan
refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
(US-Soviet) Cold War
(coll.) shiver / shudder
to cold brew
to feel a chill (as an emotional response) / to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)
(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
chilling cold / cold and threatening
cold and sluggish / chilly
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner / frigid
harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks
cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference
grim / stern / harsh
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy
reserved / aloof / (geography) (of a location) elevated and cold
trivia
a cold reception / to cold-shoulder sb
Florence, Italy (from Firenze)
to be exposed to cold temperatures / (fig.) (of a market, industry, relationship etc) to be in the doldrums; to suffer a downturn
cooling / air conditioning
warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong)
malaria
chilling; chilly
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
cold meal / cold food
naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
to blow cold / damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom) / to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
refrigerant
(Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics "I love Poland" that became a catchphrase in 2018
lit. daily changes of temperature / fig. well-being / sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
(idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
to sneer
cooling water (in a reactor)
cold relations (e.g. between countries)
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
frigidity
(of food) raw or cold
(loanword) sirloin
(of a woman) beautiful but aloof
icily arrogant
Jerusalem
cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person
discouraged / downhearted
an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough
(of economic activity, international relations etc) to cool
out-of-the-way / deserted / unfamiliar / obscure
coolant
frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule

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