寒冷
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
寒冷 (hánlěng) · cold
寒冷 (hánlěng) means “cold; freezing”. It is written with 2 characters: 寒 (chilly) + 冷 (cold). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 寒冷 is built
The characters
寒 hán · chilly
What 寒 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
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)
Example sentences
北方的冬天很寒冷。Běifāng de dōngtiān hěn hánlěng.Winters in the north are very cold.
在寒冷的天气里要多穿衣服。Zài hánlěng de tiānqì lǐ yào duō chuān yīfu.In cold weather you should wear more clothes.
Questions about 寒冷
What does 寒冷 mean?
寒冷 (hánlěng) means “cold; freezing”.
How do you pronounce 寒冷?
寒冷 is pronounced hánlěng.
Which HSK level is 寒冷?
寒冷 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
- 寒暄hánxuānto exchange greetings
- 严寒yánhánsevere cold
- 冷静lěngjìngcalm
- 冷淡lěngdàncold
- 冷酷lěngkùcold-hearted
- 冷落lěngluòto leave out in the cold
- 冷却lěngquèto cool
- 冷lěngcold
Learn 寒冷 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.