冷化化

lěnghuāhuā

adjective

Meanings

1 freezing cold; bitingly chilly

Characters

(descriptive suffix)

Examples

外面风大，冷化化的，你多穿点。

Wàimiàn fēng dà, lěnghuāhuā de, nǐ duō chuān diǎn.

It's windy outside and freezing cold — put on more clothes.

手冻得冷化化的，连笔都握不住。

Shǒu dòng de lěnghuāhuā de, lián bǐ dōu wò bu zhù.

My hands were so bitingly cold I couldn't even hold a pen.

Tips

register

Dialectal/literary flavor. In standard speech, 冰凉 or 冰冷 are more common for the same idea. 冷化化 evokes an old-fashioned, vivid feel.

Stroke Order

冷 lěng

化 huà