冷瑟瑟

lěngsèsè

adjective

Meanings

1 cold enough to make one shiver; chilly and trembling

Characters

trembling; rustling

Examples

HSK 7-9

他淋了雨，冷瑟瑟地站在屋檐下。

Tā lín le yǔ, lěngsèsè de zhàn zài wūyán xià.

Drenched by the rain, he stood shivering with cold under the eaves.

HSK 7-9

秋风一吹，身上冷瑟瑟的。

Qiūfēng yī chuī, shēnshàng lěngsèsè de.

The autumn wind blew and left me shivering all over.

Tips

memory

瑟瑟 originally describes a rustling, quivering sound (wind through leaves, strings of a 瑟 zither). Add 冷 and you get the picture of someone trembling from cold.

Stroke Order

冷 lěng

瑟 sè