冷淡

lěngdàn

adjective HSK 7 #11,121

Meanings

1 cold; indifferent
2 lukewarm; unenthusiastic

Characters

bland; faint; indifferent

Literally 'cold and bland' — lacking warmth or enthusiasm.

Examples

她对我的态度很冷淡。

Tā duì wǒ de tàidu hěn lěngdàn.

Her attitude toward me is very cold.

市场反应冷淡。

Shìchǎng fǎnyìng lěngdàn.

The market response was lukewarm.

他冷淡地回了一句「哦」。

Tā lěngdàn de huí le yí jù 'ó'.

He coldly replied with just an 'oh.'

Tips

usage

冷淡 describes both people and situations. A person can be 冷淡 (cold/aloof), but so can business (生意冷淡, business is slow) or a reception (反应冷淡, lukewarm response). It's less harsh than 冷漠 (lěngmò, cold and apathetic).

Stroke Order

冷 lěng

淡 dàn