冷面

lěngmiàn
adjective #24,310

Meanings

  1. 1 grim-faced
  2. 2 stern
  3. 3 cold and expressionless

Examples

Tā shì gè lěng miàn de jǐng tàn, cóng bù gǒu yán xiào.
He is a stern-faced detective who never smiles easily.
Tā yòng lěng miàn de tài dù jù jué le tā de qǐng qiú.
She rejected his request with a cold expression.

Tips

usage
冷面 (cold face) describes someone with a stern, expressionless demeanor. A 冷面 (lěngmiàn xiàojiàng) is a deadpan comedian — someone who is funny without ever smiling.

Stroke Order

lěng
miàn