Writing
冷淡 (lěng dàn) — how to say "cold" in Chinese
冷淡
Cold, indifferent
adjective · verb
Character composition
冷
cold
淡
weak, indifferent
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
冫
Ice
#15 · bīng · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
对人冷淡
duì rén lěngdàn
be cold to people
反应冷淡
fǎnyìng lěngdàn
lukewarm response
Examples
他对我的新建议反应很冷淡，似乎一点也不感兴趣。
He reacted very coldly to my new suggestion and seemed not interested at all.
态度冷淡
Cold attitude.
Frequently asked questions
Cold in Chinese meaning
"cold" in Chinese is 冷淡 (lěng dàn).
冷淡 meaning in English
冷淡 (lěng dàn) means "Cold, indifferent".
Cold in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced lěng dàn (written as leng dan, lengdan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Cold in Chinese character
It is written 冷淡: 冷 has 7 strokes, 淡 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 冷淡?
冷淡 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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