"(literary) icy cold" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
凌兢 líng jīng (literary) icy cold / (literary) to shiver / to tremble
Chinese Pinyin Part of speech Translation Actions
冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) / icy manner / frigid syn
朔风凛冽 朔風凜冽 shuò fēng lǐn liè The north wind is icy cold.
冷言热语 冷言熱語 lěng yán rè yǔ (idiom) Equivalent to “cold and sarcastic remarks.” It refers to icy words tinged with irony or mockery.
凄风冷雨 qī fēng lěng yǔ (idiom) Describes harsh weather marked by cold wind and icy rain. It is also used figuratively for a miserable and bleak situation or life. syn
栗烈觱发 lì liè bì bō (idiom) To describe extremely cold weather, with a piercing, icy wind.
寒流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream syn
突然完全停用 tū rán wán quán tíng yòng cold turkey / cold turkey cure / cold turkey treatment
zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn
(literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn
輿 (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn
(literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause
rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn
làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall
ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up / used in 磑磑|硙硙[ai2 ai2]
(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public / variant of 輿|舆[yu2]
zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade / old variant of 秩[zhi4]
硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up
凄风苦雨 凄風苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances syn
冰风暴 冰風暴 bīng fēng bào icy storm / hailstorm syn
清补凉 清補涼 qīng bǔ liáng ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup
冷厉 冷厲 lěng lì stern / unsympathetic / icy
感冒 gǎn mào n., v. 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
寒冷 hán lěng adj. cold (climate) / frigid / very cold syn
寒气 寒氣 hán qì cold air / a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air) syn
冷血 lěng xuè cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal)
冷藏 lěng cáng refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
风寒 風寒 fēng hán wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine)
冷轧 冷軋 lěng zhá (metallurgy) cold-rolled / cold-rolling
冷遇 lěng yù a cold reception / to cold-shoulder sb syn
天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom) / bitterly cold syn
冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn
冷菜 lěng cài cold dish / cold food
受寒 shòu hán affected by cold / to catch cold syn
冷盘 冷盤 lěng pán cold plate / cold meats 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
冷餐 lěng cān cold meal / cold food
bīng n., v. ice / CL:塊|块[kuai4] / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine syn
lǐn cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic syn
枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom) / fig. cold and solitary existence
冷天 lěng tiān cold weather / cold season
冷森森 lěng sēn sēn chilling cold / cold and threatening
bīng ice / CL:塊|块[kuai4] / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine / variant of 冰[bing1]
bīng ice / CL:塊|块[kuai4] / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine / old variant of 冰[bing1]
lǐn cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic / old variant of 凜|凛[lin3]
滴水成冰 dī shuǐ chéng bīng (idiom) Describes such intense cold that a drop of water freezes as soon as it falls. It refers to extremely cold weather. syn
切骨之寒 qiè gǔ zhī hán (idiom) A cold that penetrates to the bones. It describes bitterly cold weather or, by extension, a bleak and painful state of mind.
堕指裂肤 墮指裂膚 duò zhǐ liè fū (idiom) The fingers freeze off and the skin cracks from the cold. It describes extremely cold weather.
寒气刺骨 寒氣刺骨 hán qì cì gǔ (idiom) To be so cold that one almost loses sensation. It describes exceptionally severe cold.
折胶堕指 zhé jiāo duò zhǐ (idiom) To describe extremely severe cold, cold enough to make glue split and fingers fall off.
霜露之疾 shuāng lù zhī jí (idiom) An illness caused by exposure to cold and damp, especially a common cold.
斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn
婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn
pref. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn
(literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn
(literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn
liáo v. (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn
(literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn
chán (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon / used in 嬋娟|婵娟[chan2juan1] and 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2yuan2]
yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved / used in 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2yuan2] syn
(literary) to encircle / to go around / to surround / (literary) whole / full / (literary) classifier for a full circuit or a turn of a coil syn
(literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled
sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect
(literary) this / (literary) now / (literary) year / old variant of 茲|兹[zi1]
婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved
guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden
(literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest
shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious
(literary) this / (literary) now / (literary) year / now / here / this / time / year / variant of 茲|兹[zi1]
(literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike / Japanese variant of 俱[ju4]
庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn
(literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike / tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies / variant of 俱[ju4] / variant of 具[ju4]
文阵雄帅 文陣雄帥 wén zhèn xióng shuài (idiom) A leader among literary figures / someone of outstanding literary talent who holds the foremost position in the literary world.
cāng (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green / (literary) cold
jìng (literary) cold / cool / chilly
(literary) cold / chilly / (bound form) to tremble with fear / chestnut / old variant of 栗[li4]
寒蝉凄切 hán chán qī qiè (idiom) The cicada of cold weather gives a mournful, subdued cry. In literary works, the expression often creates a bleak and sorrowful atmosphere.
朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng adj. (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn
所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view
文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
烟火 煙火 yān huǒ n. smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn
累累 léi léi (literary) (of fruit, achievements etc) clusters of / piles of / heaps of / (literary) gaunt / haggard / wretched / Taiwan pr. [lei3 lei3] syn
窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn
达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist
文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn
踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn
他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn
眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn
文联 文聯 wén lián China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) / abbr. to 文聯|文联 / abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) syn
污秽 污穢 wū huì adj., n. (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn
东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn
名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn
先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn
惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever
顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn
惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn
周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified
中国文联 中國文聯 zhōng guó wén lián China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) / abbr. to 文聯|文联 / abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious
conj., part., m.w. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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