紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè strong / intense syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 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 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 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms 猛烈 měng liè fierce / violent / vigorous / intense syn 冷淡 lěng dàn cold / indifferent syn 凉快 涼快 liáng kuai nice and cold / pleasantly cool syn 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 尖锐 尖銳 jiān ruì sharp / intense / penetrating / pointed / acute (illness) 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 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 着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn 冰凉 冰涼 bīng liáng ice-cold 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 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 冷汗 lěng hàn cold sweat 寒冬 hán dōng cold winter syn 烈性 liè xìng strong / intense / spirited / virulent 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 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom) / to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) / to aggravate / to intensify 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 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 浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense 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 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 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 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather 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 凉面 涼麵 liáng miàn cold noodles 打哆嗦 dǎ duō suo to tremble / to shiver (of cold) / to shudder syn 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 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 冷轧 冷軋 lěng zhá (metallurgy) cold-rolled / cold-rolling 天冷 tiān lěng it's cold (weather) 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 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 激越 jī yuè intense / loud syn 生冷 shēng lěng (of food) raw or cold syn 祛风 祛風 qū fēng to relieve (cold, rheumatic pain etc) / lit. to dispel pathogenic wind (TCM) 闷骚 悶騷 mēn sāo (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside 大寒 dà hán Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February 寒潮 hán cháo cold wave / CL:股[gu3] syn 寒露 hán lù Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October syn 寒食 hán shí cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) / the Qingming festival 受寒 shòu hán affected by cold / to catch cold syn 料峭 liào qiào spring chill in the air / cold syn 冷启动 冷啟動 lěng qǐ dòng to cold start (a vehicle, a computer etc) 避寒 bì hán to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday 繁密 fán mì numerous and close together / (of hair) luxuriant / (of woods) dense / (of gunfire) intense syn 冷 lěng cold syn 隆 lóng grand / intense / prosperous / to swell / to bulge 凉 涼 liáng cool / cold syn 冻 凍 dòng to freeze / to feel very cold / aspic or jelly syn 晒 曬 shài (of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to syn 薄 báo thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile syn 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 晾 liàng to dry in the air / (fig.) to cold-shoulder syn 寒 hán cold / poor / to tremble syn 坐冷板凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels syn 火辣辣 huǒ là là scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful / burning / (of one's mood) agitated / heated / intense / (of a personality) fiery / sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot syn 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense syn 