耐寒

nàihán
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 cold-resistant
  2. 2 hardy (in cold weather)

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè zhǒng huā hěn nàihán.
This flower is very cold-hardy.
HSK 7-9
Máoniú fēicháng nàihán, néng zài língxià sānshí duō dù de gāoyuán shàng shēnghuó.
Yaks are extremely hardy and can live on plateaus at more than thirty degrees below zero.

Tips

usage
Said of plants, animals, materials and people. Its sister words are 耐热 (heat-resistant) and 耐旱 (drought-tolerant). For a person, the everyday opposite is 怕冷 (to feel the cold easily).

Stroke Order

耐 nài
寒 hán