冷血动物

冷血動物
lěngxuèdòngwù
noun #28,692

Meanings

  1. 1 cold-blooded animal
  2. 2 cold-hearted person (figurative)

Examples

Shé shì lěngxuèdòngwù, xūyào kào wàibù rèyuán tiáojié tǐwēn.
Snakes are cold-blooded animals that need external heat sources to regulate their body temperature.
Biérén dōu zài kū, tā què wúdòngyúzhōng, zhēnshì gè lěngxuèdòngwù.
Everyone else was crying, but he remained unmoved — he's really a cold-hearted person.

Tips

usage
Literally means cold-blooded animal (reptiles, fish, etc.), but is commonly used figuratively to describe someone who is emotionally cold and unfeeling.

Stroke Order

lěng
xuè
dòng