连环 連環 lián huán chain 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 瘾君子 癮君子 yǐn jūn zǐ opium eater / drug addict / chain smoker 冰冷 bīng lěng ice-cold syn 寒冷 hán lěng cold (climate) / frigid / very cold syn 冷漠 lěng mò cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect syn 连锁 連鎖 lián suǒ to interlock / to be linked / chain (store etc) syn 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms 冷淡 lěng dàn cold / indifferent syn 凉快 涼快 liáng kuai nice and cold / pleasantly cool syn 链子 鏈子 liàn zi chain syn 星巴克 xīng bā kè Starbucks, US coffee shop chain 连锁店 連鎖店 lián suǒ diàn chain store 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 冻僵 凍殭 dòng jiāng frozen stiff / numb with cold syn 冷藏 lěng cáng refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment 电锯 電鋸 diàn jù electric saw (esp. electric chain saw) 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 枷锁 枷鎖 jiā suǒ stocks and chain / in fetters syn 着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn 牵强 牽強 qiān qiǎng far-fetched / implausible (chain of reasoning) syn 希尔顿 希爾頓 xī ěr dùn Hilton (hotel chain) 食物链 食物鏈 shí wù liàn food chain 冰凉 冰涼 bīng liáng ice-cold syn 分店 fēn diàn branch (of a chain store) / annex syn 链条 鏈條 liàn tiáo chain / CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2] syn 冷落 lěng luò desolate / unfrequented / to treat sb coldly / to snub / to cold shoulder syn 冷清 lěng qīng cold and cheerless / desolate / deserted syn 连锁反应 連鎖反應 lián suǒ fǎn yìng chain reaction syn 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn cold drink 波恩 bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990 刺骨 cì gǔ piercing / cutting / bone-chilling / penetrating (cold) syn 烟鬼 煙鬼 yān guǐ heavy smoker / chain smoker syn 冷汗 lěng hàn cold sweat 寒冬 hán dōng cold winter syn 冷气 冷氣 lěng qì cold air / air conditioning syn 冷面 冷麵 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup) 泼冷水 潑冷水 pō lěng shuǐ to pour cold water on / (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm syn 寒风 寒風 hán fēng cold wind syn 阴冷 陰冷 yīn lěng gloomy and cold syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 杀人不眨眼 殺人不眨眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded syn 发冷 發冷 fā lěng to feel a chill (as an emotional response) / to feel cold (as a clinical symptom) 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 制冷 zhì lěng to produce cold air (to cool a room etc) syn 冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 山峦 山巒 shān luán mountain range / unbroken chain of peaks syn 伤风 傷風 shāng fēng to catch cold syn 出尔反尔 出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) / modern: to go back on one's word / to blow hot and cold / to contradict oneself / inconsistent syn 饥寒交迫 飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò beset by hunger and cold (idiom) / starving and freezing / in desperate poverty syn 冷盘 冷盤 lěng pán cold plate / cold meats syn 一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon / integrated chain / coordinated process syn 凛冽 凜冽 lǐn liè biting cold syn 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom) / fig. to tremble with fear / to be terrified syn 列岛 列島 liè dǎo archipelago / chain of islands 天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom) / bitterly cold syn 寒气 寒氣 hán qì cold air / a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air) syn 寒流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream syn 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 凉风 涼風 liáng fēng cold wind / cool breeze syn 漠然 mò rán indifferent / apathetic / cold syn 瑟缩 瑟縮 sè suō to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower syn 受凉 受涼 shòu liáng to catch cold syn 冷敷 lěng fū to apply a cold compress 冷菜 lěng cài cold dish / cold food 冷锋 冷鋒 lěng fēng cold front (meteorology) 冷遇 lěng yù a cold reception / to cold-shoulder sb syn 麦德龙 麥德龍 mài dé lóng Metro supermarket chain (originally German) 凉面 涼麵 liáng miàn cold noodles 打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo to tremble / to shiver (of cold) / to shudder syn 家乐福 家樂福 jiā lè fú Carrefour, French supermarket chain 风寒 風寒 fēng hán wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine) 苦寒 kǔ hán bitter cold syn 冷寂 lěng jì cold and desolate / lonely syn 寒蝉 寒蟬 hán chán a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia syn 国美 國美 guó měi GOME, electronics chain founded in Beijing in 1987 产业链 產業鏈 chǎn yè liàn industry value chain 供应链 供應鏈 gōng yīng liàn supply chain 手链 手鏈 shǒu liàn chain bracelet / CL:條|条[tiao2] 冷血 lěng xuè cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal) 毛骨悚然 máo gǔ sǒng rán to have one's hair stand on end (idiom) / to feel one's blood run cold syn 新华书店 新華書店 xīn huá shū diàn Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain 供应链管理 供應鏈管理 gōng yìng liàn guǎn lǐ supply chain management 冷轧 冷軋 lěng zhá (metallurgy) cold-rolled / cold-rolling 天冷 tiān lěng it's cold (weather) 价值链 價值鏈 supply chain / value chain 乐购 樂購 lè gòu Tesco, UK-based supermarket chain 耐寒 nài hán coldproof / resistant to cold 御寒 禦寒 yù hán to defend against the cold / to keep warm 凄凄 qī qī cold and dismal 好又多 hǎo yòu duō Trust-Mart (supermarket chain) 三联书店 三聯書店 sān lián shū diàn Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948 高寒 gāo hán high and cold (mountain area) syn 小寒 xiǎo hán Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January 多肽 duō tài polypeptide, chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein 喜来登 喜來登 xǐ lái dēng Sheraton (hotel chain) 易初莲花 易初蓮花 yì chū lián huā Lotus (department store chain) 