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寒冷

hán lěng
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. frigid

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Frequently paired with nouns like 天气 (weather) or 季节 (season), as in 寒冷的天气. It can modify directly without 的 in formal phrases, but usually appears with 的 in speech.

Common mistakes

Learners often confuse 寒冷 (frigid, often literary or formal) with 冷 (cold, more common in speech). 寒冷 describes harsh, severe cold, while 冷 is everyday. Use 寒冷 for extreme weather or literary descriptions.

Example Sentences

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北极非常 寒冷
The North Pole is extremely cold.
今天的天气异常 寒冷
The weather today is unusually cold.
我喜歡 寒冷
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1647824)
我習慣於 寒冷 天氣。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13306915)

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Child Words of 寒冷