冷落

lěng luò

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. desolate
2. unfrequented
3. to snub

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 热情 rè qíng 热情 rè qíng cordial 态度热烈: cordial

Synonyms

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• 冷淡 lěng dàn 冷淡 lěng dàn indifferent 对人或事态度不热情: indifferent
• 怠慢 dài màn 怠慢 dài màn to slight 对客人或应接待的人不热情: to slight

Usage notes

Collocations

When describing a place as desolate, 冷落 is often used in set phrases like 门庭冷落 (a once-busy place now deserted).

Common mistakes

As a verb, 冷落 takes a person as object (冷落某人), not a thing. Do not say 冷落某事.

Example Sentences

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他觉得被朋友 冷落 了。

He felt snubbed by his friends.

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Words Containing 冷落

• 门庭冷落，门堪罗雀 门庭冷落，门堪罗雀 mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què: The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

Child Words of 冷落

• 落 落 là: to leave out
• 落 落 lào: colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
• 落 落 luò: to fall or drop
• 冷 冷 lěng: cold