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冷lěngcold

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冷 (lěng) means "cold." It describes low temperature in the weather, a room, food, or drinks, and how a person feels, as in 今天很冷 (it is cold today) and 我很冷 (I'm cold). It is an adjective usually used after 很, 太, or 不.

What does 冷 mean?

  1. 1.

    coldadjective

What does the character 冷 mean?

  • 冷cold

How do you use 冷?

冷 usually takes 很 or 太 before it in a simple statement, as in 今天很冷.

Patterns

  • 很 / 太 + 冷

    这里太冷了。

    Zhèlǐ tài lěng le.

    It's too cold here.

What are some examples of 冷 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    今天很冷。

    Jīntiān hěn lěng.

    It's very cold today.

  2. HSK 1

    外边太冷了，多穿一件衣服。

    Wàibian tài lěng le, duō chuān yí jiàn yīfu.

    It's too cold outside; put on one more layer.

  3. HSK 1

    我不想喝冷水。

    Wǒ bù xiǎng hē lěng shuǐ.

    I don't want to drink cold water.

How is 冷 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    外边冷不冷？

    Wàibian lěng bu lěng?

    Is it cold outside?

  2. Speaker B:

    很冷，你多穿件衣服吧。

    Hěn lěng, nǐ duō chuān jiàn yīfu ba.

    Very cold. Put on another layer.

  3. Speaker A:

    好，我再拿一件大衣。

    Hǎo, wǒ zài ná yí jiàn dàyī.

    OK, I'll grab a coat too.

  4. Speaker B:

    我在门口等你。

    Wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.

    I'll wait for you at the door.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.