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hán

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Definitions

  1. 1. poor
  2. 2. to tremble

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1647824)

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Words Containing 寒

达乌里寒鸦
dá wū lǐ hán yā

(bird species of China) Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)

寒舍
hán shè

my humble home

寒衣
hán yī

winter clothing

驱寒
qū hán

to warm oneself

寒门
hán mén

poor and humble family

寒战
hán zhàn

shiver

风寒
fēng hán

wind chill

地方性斑疹伤寒
dì fāng xìng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus fever

寒食
hán shí

the Qingming festival

严寒
yán hán

severe winter

一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp

防寒服
fáng hán fú

overcoat

寒鸦
hán yā

(bird species of China) Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

伤寒
shāng hán

typhoid

副伤寒
fù shāng hán

paratyphoid fever

寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn

to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)

寒酸
hán suān

wretched

孤寒
gū hán

alone and poor

贫寒
pín hán

poor

寒蝉
hán chán

Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia

寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ

bone chilling wind (idiom)

寒窗
hán chuāng

a life of strenuous studies (idiom)

伤寒症
shāng hán zhèng

typhoid

韩寒
hán hán

Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver

寒冷
hán lěng

frigid

荒寒
huāng hán

frozen wastes

不寒而栗
bù hán ér lì

fig. to tremble with fear

前寒武纪
qián hán wǔ jì

pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago

一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp

寒心
hán xīn

disillusioned

噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

鼠型斑疹伤寒
shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus

寒天
hán tiān

chilly weather

寒冬
hán dōng

wintry

寒亭
hán tíng

Hanting district of Weifang city 濰坊市|潍坊市[wéi fāng shì], Shandong

下寒武统
xià hán wǔ tǒng

lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)

寒武纪大爆发
hán wǔ jì dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

饥寒交迫
jī hán jiāo pò

starving and freezing

心寒
xīn hán

bitterly disappointed

寒假
hán jià

winter vacation

寒带
hán dài

polar climate

胆寒
dǎn hán

to fear

寒武纪生命大爆发
hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

寒武爆发
hán wǔ bào fā

the Cambrian explosion

高处不胜寒
gāo chù bù shèng hán

it's lonely at the top (idiom)

寒亭区
hán tíng qū

Hanting district of Weifang city 濰坊市|潍坊市[wéi fāng shì], Shandong

破胆寒心
pò dǎn hán xīn

to be scared out of one's wits

寒蝉效应
hán chán xiào yìng

the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind

寒碜
hán chen

ugly

北寒带
běi hán dài

the north frigid zone

寒武纪
hán wǔ jì

Cambrian geological period (541-485.4 million years ago)

斑疹伤寒
bān zhěn shāng hán

typhus

寒喧语
hán xuān yǔ

polite set phrase

伤寒沙门氏菌
shāng hán shā mén shì jūn

salmonella typhimurium

鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒
shǔ zǎo xíng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus fever

清寒
qīng hán

poor

寒毛
hán máo

fine hair on the human body

冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán

three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi

to be of humble origin (idiom)

嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn

to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)

寒微
hán wēi

of humble origin

破瓦寒窑
pò wǎ hán yáo

poor and shabby dwelling

寒暄
hán xuān

to exchange conventional greetings

寒意
hán yì

a nip in the air

寒噤
hán jìn

a shiver

下寒武
xià hán wǔ

lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)