冷 lěng

1. lěng adjective cold
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Temperature
   Notes: In the sense of 温度低 (Guoyu '冷' adj 1; Unihan '冷'; XHZD '冷' 1)
2. lěng adjective not welcoming
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不热烈 (Guoyu '冷' adj 2; XHZD '冷' 4)
3. lěng adjective deserted; unfrequented; lonely
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 寂寞 (Guoyu '冷' adj 3; Unihan '冷'; XHZD '冷' 2)
4. lěng adjective rare; strange
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 少见 (XHZD '冷' 3)
5. lěng adverb unexpectedly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 突然 (Guoyu '冷' adv; XHZD '冷' 5)
6. lěng adjective idle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 閒散 (Guoyu '冷' adj 4)
7. lěng adjective despised
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 鄙视 (Guoyu '冷' adj 5)
8. lěng adjective not popular
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '冷' adj 6)
9. lěng proper noun Leng
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '冷' n)

Contained in

• 冷丝丝(冷絲絲) a bit chilly
• 打冷战(打冷戰) to shiver; to shudder
• 性冷感 frigidity (lack of libido)
• 冷漠 cold and detached towards somebody; lack of regard; indifference; neglect
• 淒冷 desolate and cold
• 冷饮(冷飲) cold drink
• 冷轧(冷軋) (metallurgy) cold-rolled; cold-rolling
• 冷气机(冷氣機) air conditioner
• 趋冷(趨冷) a cold tendency; a freeze (in relations)
• 冷嘲热讽(冷嘲熱諷) cold ridicule and scorching satire
• 生冷字 obscure or archaic character
• 冷水 cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)
• 冷盘(冷盤) cold plate; cold meats
• 冷却(冷卻) to cool off ; to lose interest in
• 冷不防 unexpectedly; suddenly; at unawares; off guard; against expectations
• 性冷淡 frigidity
• 阴冷(陰冷) gloomy and cold
• 冷暴力 non-physical abuse; emotional abuse; the silent treatment
• 冷峻 grave and stern
• 冷若冰霜 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner; frigid
• 热脸贴冷屁股(熱臉貼冷屁股) to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke; to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
• 门庭冷落，门堪罗雀(門庭冷落，門堪羅雀) The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door; completely deserted
• 捏一把冷汗 to break out into a cold sweat
• 冷寂 cold and desolate; lonely
• 石墨气冷堆(石墨氣冷堆) gas-graphite reactor
• 如人饮水，冷暖自知(如人飲水，冷暖自知) the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
• 冷冻库(冷凍庫) freezer compartment
• 冷汗 cold sweat
• 冷僻 rarely used; out of the way ; uncommon
• 发冷(發冷) to feel a chill (as an emotional response); to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)
• 冷门(冷門) a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); a complete unknown who wins a competition
• 冷藏 refrigeration; cold storage; to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
• 冷气(冷氣) air conditioning
• 知冷知热(知冷知熱) to know whether others are cold or hot; to be very considerate
• 冷媒 refrigerant
• 浇冷水(澆冷水) to pour cold water; to discourage
• 冷冰冰 very cold ; a cool attitude
• 冷场(冷場) stage wait; an awkward silence
• 冷酷 grim; unfeeling; callous
• 冷漠对待(冷漠對待) cold and detached towards somebody; lack of regard; indifference; neglect
• 冷字 obscure word; unfamiliar character
• 冷知识(冷知識) trivia
• 杜冷丁 dolantin ; pethidine
• 冷清 cold and cheerless; fig. lonely; unfrequented
• 冷不丁 suddenly; by surprise
• 耶路撒冷 Jerusalem
• 冷清清 deserted; desolate; unfrequented; cold and cheerless; lonely; in quiet isolation
• 气冷式反应堆(氣冷式反應堆) gas-cooled reactor
• 冷锋(冷鋒) cold front

Also contained in

冷水滩区 、 冷湖

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第六十二回 Chapter 62 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 29
• 第四十八回 Chapter 48 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 15
• 第二回 Chapter 38 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 12
• 第二回 Chapter 51 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 12
• 第二回 Chapter 8 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 9
• 第二回 Chapter 54 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 7
• 第二回 Chapter 89 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 7
• 卷二十七　韓二 Chapter 27: Han II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 7
• 第二回 Chapter 50 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 7
• 第六十三回 Chapter 63 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 7

Collocations

• 冷泉 (冷泉) 上田於冷泉 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷6 顯祖紀 Volume 6 Annals: Xianzu (Emperor Xianwen) — count: 13
• 冷陉 (冷陘) 冷陘山在其國南 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷一百九十九下 列傳第一百四十九下: 北狄 Volume 199 Biographies 149: Northern Peoples — count: 11
• 清冷 (清冷) 昔白龍下清冷之淵 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷九 正諫 Chapter 9: Direct Advice — count: 7
• 冷疾 (冷疾) 鑠清羸有冷疾 — Book of Southern Qi 南齊書, 卷三十五 列傳第十六 高祖十二王 Volume 35 Biographies 16: Gao Zu's Twelve Princes — count: 5
• 冷鸡 (冷雞) 冷雞樸首者 — History of Song 宋史, 卷十五 本紀第十五 神宗二 Volume 15 Annals 15: Shenzong 2 — count: 4
• 冷热 (冷熱) 而冷熱之質自明者 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十九 列傳第九 王沈 荀顗 荀勖 馮紞 Volume 39 Biographies 9: Wang Chen; Xun Yi; Xun Xu; Feng Dan — count: 4
• 中冷 (中冷) 乾亦中冷苦癖 — Book of Chen 陳書, 卷三十二 列傳第二十六: 孝行 Volume 32: Filial Piety — count: 3
• 战冷 (戰冷) 會左羽林大將軍孫佺等與奚戰冷陘 — New Book of Tang 新唐書, 卷二百一十五上 列傳第一百四十上 突厥上 Volume 215a Biographies 140a: Tujie 1 — count: 3
• 饮冷 (飲冷) 當飲熱酒而飲冷酒 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十五 列傳第五 陳騫 裴秀 Volume 35 Biographies 5: Chen Qian; Pei Xiu — count: 3
• 冷道 (冷道) 冷道陷徐州 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷五 帝紀第五 孝懷帝 孝愍帝 Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Huai; Emperor Min — count: 3