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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冷* | 冷* | *冷
cold
HSK 1
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
unfeeling; callous
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
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
cold / indifferent
HSK 7-9
cold front (meteorology)
refrigerant
cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)
suddenly / by surprise
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冷* | 冷* | *冷
surname Leng
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
to cool (lit. and fig.)
(US-Soviet) Cold War
(coll.) shiver / shudder
lit. daily changes of temperature / fig. well-being / sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
cold dish / appetizer
(metallurgy) cold-rolled; cold-rolling
cold sweat
coldly
grave and stern
freezer room
(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)
icily arrogant
cold drink
cold weather / cold season
refrigerated truck or wagon
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)
cold dish / cold food
chilling; chilly
cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person
(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
a cold reception / to cold-shoulder sb
cold and desolate / lonely
out-of-the-way / deserted / unfamiliar / obscure
unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations
cold meal / cold food
obscure word / unfamiliar character
chilling cold / cold and threatening
sarcasm / sneering talk
corny joke
a bit chilly
trivia
chilly
non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment
silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
cold chain
to cold start (a vehicle, a computer etc)
cold and sluggish / chilly
cooling water (in a reactor)
chiller
to cold brew
cooler / ice chest / reefer container
to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
(mechanics) cold treatment / to downplay; to handle in a low-key way
malaria
cold brew coffee
freezer
cold cuts
coolant
cooling tower
stern; unsympathetic; icy
cooling / air conditioning
to apply a cold compress
cold compress
cooling and heating / air conditioning and central heating
cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal)
harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks
variant of 冷戰|冷战
air conditioner
warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong)
Lengshuijiang, a county-level city in Loudi City 婁底市|娄底市, Hunan
Lengshuitan, a district of Yongzhou City 永州市, Hunan
cold relations (e.g. between countries)
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
temperature (esp. of medical patient)


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