高冷

gāolěng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 aloof
  2. 2 cold and unapproachable
  3. 3 standoffish (but attractive)

Examples

Tā kàn qǐlái hěn gāolěng, qíshí rén hěn hǎo.
She looks aloof, but she's actually really nice.
Bié zhuāng gāolěng le, wǒ zhīdào nǐ yě xiǎng qù.
Stop acting aloof — I know you want to go too.

Tips

usage
高冷 is often used to describe someone attractive but intimidatingly cold. It can be positive (mysterious, cool) or negative (pretentious, unapproachable). 高冷 = to pretend to be aloof.
memory
(high) + (cold) = someone on a high, cold peak — like an ice queen or lone wolf on a mountaintop.

Stroke Order

gāo
lěng