冷淡
Old HSK 5
冷淡 (lěngdàn) · cold
冷淡 (lěngdàn) means “cold; indifferent; (business) slack”. It is written with 2 characters: 冷 (cold) + 淡 (bland). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 冷淡 is built
The characters
冷 lěng · cold
What 冷 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 令 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
淡 dàn · bland
What 淡 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 炎yán — flame
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 人rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 人rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 炎 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他对我的态度很冷淡。Tā duì wǒ de tàidù hěn lěngdàn.He is very cold toward me.
最近生意有点儿冷淡。Zuìjìn shēngyi yǒudiǎnr lěngdàn.Business has been slow recently.
Questions about 冷淡
What does 冷淡 mean?
冷淡 (lěngdàn) means “cold; indifferent; (business) slack”.
How do you pronounce 冷淡?
冷淡 is pronounced lěngdàn.
Which HSK level is 冷淡?
冷淡 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 寒冷hánlěngcold
- 冷静lěngjìngcalm
- 冷酷lěngkùcold-hearted
- 冷落lěngluòto leave out in the cold
- 冷却lěngquèto cool
- 冷lěngcold
- 清淡qīngdànlight (food)
- 淡季dànjìoff season
- 淡水dànshuǐfresh water
- 淡dànbland
Learn 冷淡 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.