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冷落

lěng luò
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. desolate
  2. 2. unfrequented
  3. 3. to snub

Word relationships

Antonyms

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热情
rè qíng

cordial

态度热烈

Synonyms

2 items
冷淡
lěng dàn

indifferent

对人或事态度不热情
怠慢
dài màn

to slight

对客人或应接待的人不热情

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
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
là

to leave out

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop

冷
lěng

cold