冷天

lěngtiān

noun #37,374

Meanings

1 cold weather
2 cold day
3 cold season

Characters

Examples

这种冷天最适合喝热汤。

Zhè zhǒng lěngtiān zuì shìhé hē rè tāng.

Hot soup is perfect for weather like this.

冷天要多穿点衣服。

Lěngtiān yào duō chuān diǎn yīfu.

On cold days you should wear more clothes.

Tips

usage

冷天 is colloquial — the more formal equivalents are 寒冷的天气 (hánlěng de tiānqì) or 严寒 (yánhán, severe cold). Compare 热天 (rètiān, hot day) and 阴天 (yīntiān, cloudy day) — same noun-pattern weather words.

Stroke Order

冷 lěng

天 tiān