寒冷

hánlěng

adjective HSK 4 #7,815

Meanings

1 cold
2 frigid
3 freezing

Characters

cold; frigid; wintry

Bitterly cold — emphasizing the harshness of cold

Examples

冬天非常寒冷。

Dōngtiān fēicháng hánlěng.

Winter is very cold.

寒冷的天气让人不想出门。

Hánlěng de tiānqì ràng rén bù xiǎng chūmén.

The cold weather makes people not want to go out.

北方的冬天特别寒冷。

Běifāng de dōngtiān tèbié hánlěng.

Winters in the north are especially cold.

Tips

usage

寒冷 is more literary/intense than 冷. Scale of coldness: 凉 (cool) > 冷 (cold) > 寒冷 (frigid).

Stroke Order

寒 hán

冷 lěng