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冷

lěng · leng/Lěng · leng

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Meaning

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lěng 冷

  1. cold

Lěng 冷

  1. surname Leng
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Six layers

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)好(hǎo)冷(lěng)啊(a)！

    It's so cold today!

  2. Dengdeng

    才(cái)十度(shídù)。

    It's only ten degrees.

  3. Liangliang

    十度(shídù)就(jiù)很(hěn)冷(lěng)了(le)。

    Ten degrees is already cold.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)穿(chuān)得(de)太(tài)少(shǎo)了(le)。

    You're wearing too little.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)只(zhǐ)穿(chuān)了(le)一件(yījiàn)。

    You're only wearing one layer too!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)穿(chuān)了(le)六件(liùjiàn)，你(nǐ)看不出来(kànbuchūlái)。

    I'm wearing six. You just can't tell.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)天(tiān)气(qì)多(duō)么(me)冷(lěng)，我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)跑(pǎo)步(bù)。

No matter how cold the weather is, I go to the park every day to run.

Tatoeba: Chinese by SecondInstance · English by SecondInstance · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

明(míng)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)不(bù)好(hǎo)，不(bú)是(shì)晴(qíng)天(tiān)，要(yào)下(xià)雪(xuě)，很(hěn)冷(lěng)。

Tomorrow's weather won't be so good, with cloudy skies, heavy snow, and very cold temperatures.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Sethlang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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