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  *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
cold / indifferent
HSK 7-9
cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms
HSK 7-9
cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect
HSK 7-9
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) / fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
HSK 7-9
to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing
HSK 7-9
to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
HSK 7-9
unfeeling; callous
HSK 7-9
cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
(US-Soviet) Cold War
(coll.) shiver / shudder
to cool (lit. and fig.)
refrigerant
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冷* | 冷* | *冷
surname Leng
air conditioner
cold sweat
cold drink
refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
coldly
naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
cooling / air conditioning
chilly
(metallurgy) cold-rolled; cold-rolling
cold plate / cold meats
(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
frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence
cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal)
chilling; chilly
sarcastic comments (idiom) / to make sarcastic comments
cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person
sniper's shot
sarcasm / sneering talk
Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市, Hunan
cold front (meteorology)
cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference
Lengshuijiang, county-level city in Loudi 婁底市|娄底市, Hunan
(mechanics) cold treatment / to downplay; to handle in a low-key way
refrigerated truck or wagon
Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市, Hunan
cold weather / cold season
harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks
suddenly / by surprise
cold and sluggish / chilly
unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations
malaria
out-of-the-way / deserted / unfamiliar / obscure
to cold start (a vehicle, a computer etc)
grim / stern / harsh
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner / frigid
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation
chilling cold / cold and threatening
to apply a cold compress
cold and desolate / lonely
cold meal / cold food
a cold reception / to cold-shoulder sb
obscure word / unfamiliar character
a bit chilly
cooling and heating / air conditioning and central heating
to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
cold dish / cold food
silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
icily arrogant
freezer
freezer room
cold brew coffee
grave and stern
to cold brew
cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)
coolant
cooling water (in a reactor)
cold dish / appetizer
cold cuts
cooling tower
stern; unsympathetic; icy
cold compress
lit. daily changes of temperature / fig. well-being / sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment
warm clothes such as padded jacket to be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong)
chiller
cold relations (e.g. between countries)
temperature (esp. of medical patient)
trivia
corny joke
(of a woman) beautiful but aloof
cooler / ice chest / reefer container
cold chain
variant of 冷戰|冷战


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