寒冷

hánlěng

adjective HSK 4 #7,815

Meanings

Bitterly cold - emphasizing the harshness of cold

HSK 2

冬天非常寒冷。

Dōngtiān fēicháng hánlěng.

Winter is very cold.

HSK 2

北方的冬天特别寒冷。

Běifāng de dōngtiān tèbié hánlěng.

Winters in the north are especially cold.

HSK 3

寒冷的天气容易让人感冒。

Hánlěng de tiānqì róngyì ràng rén gǎnmào.

Cold weather makes it easy to catch a cold.

usage

寒冷 is more literary/intense than 冷. Scale of coldness: 凉 (cool) > 冷 (cold) > 寒冷 (frigid).

寒 hán

冷 lěng