怕冷

pàlěng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 sensitive to cold
  2. 2 easily gets cold
  3. 3 cold-intolerant

Examples

Wǒ tèbié pà lěng, dōngtiān cóng bù chūmén.
I'm really sensitive to cold — I never go out in winter.
Tā pà lěng, yì nián sì jì dōu chuān wàzi shuìjiào.
She gets cold easily — she sleeps in socks year-round.
Pà lěng kěnéng shì qìxuè bùzú de biǎoxiàn.
Cold intolerance may be a sign of insufficient qi and blood.

Tips

grammar
The structure + X describes a standing aversion or sensitivity to X. You see it everywhere: 怕冷 (cold), 怕热 (heat), (spicy food), (the dark). The English equivalent is adjectival, not verbal: "afraid of" rarely fits.

Stroke Order

lěng