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寒冷

hán lěng · han leng

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Meaning

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  1. cold (climate)
  2. frigid
  3. very cold
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The pink sweater

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)好(hǎo)寒冷(hánlěng)啊(a)！我的(wǒde)手(shǒu)都(dōu)冻红(dònghóng)了(le)。

    It is so cold today! My hands are frozen red.

  2. Liangliang

    北方(běifāng)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān)就是(jiùshì)这么(zhème)寒冷(hánlěng)，我(wǒ)穿(chuān)了(le)三件(sānjiàn)毛衣(máoyī)。

    Winters in the north are just this cold. I am wearing three sweaters.

  3. Dengdeng

    能(néng)借(jiè)我(wǒ)一件(yījiàn)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)穿(chuān)了(le)一件(yījiàn)。

    Can you lend me one? I am only wearing one.

  4. Liangliang

    给你(gěinǐ)！穿上(chuānshang)它(tā)，就(jiù)不怕(bùpà)寒冷(hánlěng)了(le)。

    Here! Put it on and you will not fear the cold.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！……咦(yí)，这(zhè)是(shì)粉红色(fěnhóngsè)的(de)？

    Thanks! ... Hey, this one is pink?

  6. Liangliang

    粉红色(fěnhóngsè)的(de)最(zuì)暖和(nuǎnhuo)，真的(zhēnde)！

    Pink is the warmest, really!

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)些(xiē)植(zhí)物(wù)无(wú)法(fǎ)适(shì)应(yìng)寒(hán)冷(lěng)。

Some plants cannot adapt themselves to the cold.

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

02

寒(hán)冷(lěng)的(de)冬(dōng)天(tiān)里(lǐ)，人(rén)们(men)都(dōu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)喝(hē)热(rè)汤(tāng)取(qǔ)暖(nuǎn)。

In the cold winter, people all like to drink hot soup to warm up.

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寒
hán

cold; poor

冷
lěng

cold

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