冷 lěng — cold
lěng (third tone, dipping)leng3
cold
HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
Meanings
cold
Cold, of the weather, a room, or food that has gone cold. Being an adjective it takes 很 or 太 as a predicate and never 是.
adjective
Example sentences
- 一月的天气很冷。一月的天氣很冷。Yī (first tone, high and level) yuè (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) tiānqì (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) lěng. (third tone, dipping)···
The weather in January is cold.
- 杯子里的水太冷了。杯子裡的水太冷了。Bēizi (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) shuǐ (third tone, dipping) tài (fourth tone, falling) lěng (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···
The water in the cup is too cold.