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寒冬

hándōng
noun #23,220

Meanings

  1. 1 cold winter
  2. 2 harsh winter
  3. 3 frigid winter

Examples

寒冬腊月，北方气温降到零下二十度。
Hándōng làyuè, běifāng qìwēn jiàng dào líng xià èrshí dù.
In the depths of winter, temperatures in the north drop to minus twenty degrees.
经济寒冬让很多企业陷入困境。
Jīngjì hándōng ràng hěn duō qǐyè xiànrù kùnjìng.
The economic winter has pushed many businesses into difficulty.

Tips

usage
寒冬 is used both literally for a cold winter and figuratively for a difficult period — especially in business or economic contexts, like 资本寒冬 (capital/investment winter), a common phrase in Chinese startup culture.

Stroke Order

寒 hán
冬 dōng