性冷淡

xìnglěngdàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 frigidity
  2. 2 low sexual desire
  3. 3 (of a style) minimalist, austere, 'cold-toned'

Examples

Tāmen jiéhūn hòu cái fāxiàn qīzi yǒu xìnglěngdàn de wèntí.
It was only after marriage that they discovered the wife had a problem with low sexual desire.
Tā jiā shì xìnglěngdàn fēnggé, quán shì hēi bái huī.
Her place is decorated in 'cold' minimalist style — all black, white, and grey.

Tips

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Two distinct modern uses: (1) the medical/literal sense — frigidity, low libido. (2) Internet/lifestyle slang since the mid-2010s: 性冷淡风 (xìnglěngdàn fēng) 'cold-tone aesthetic' for Muji-style minimalist design — clean lines, monochrome palette, no decoration.
mistakes
Don't read (xìng) here as just 'gender'. In this compound it's 'sexuality/sexual desire' (compare 性欲 xìngyù 'libido'). 冷淡 (lěngdàn) means 'cold/indifferent', so the literal sense is 'cold/indifferent toward sex'.

Stroke Order

xìng
lěng
dàn