Word: 冷 (lěng)

下雪不冷化雪寒

xiàxuě bù lěng huà xuě hán

it isn't cold when snow falls, but it's freezing when snow melts

不冷，谢谢。

Bù lěng, xièxie.

I'm not cold, thanks.

东北的冬天又长又冷。

Dōngběi de dōngtiān yòu cháng yòu lěng.

Winters in Northeast China are long and cold.

中原地区的冬天很冷，夏天很热。

Zhōngyuán dìqū de dōngtiān hěn lěng, xiàtiān hěn rè.

In the Central Plains region, winters are cold and summers are hot.

今天不热，今天很冷。

Jīntiān bú rè, jīntiān hěn lěng.

It's not hot today, it's cold.

今天外面贼冷，多穿点。

Jīntiān wàimiàn zéi lěng, duō chuān diǎn.

It's damn cold outside today, so wear more.

今天外面贼冷，多穿点！

Jīntiān wàimiàn zéi lěng, duō chuān diǎn!

It's freezing outside today, so put on more clothes!

今天天气挺冷的。

Jīntiān tiānqì tǐng lěng de.

It's rather cold today.

今天很冷啊，不是吗？

Jīntiān hěn lěng a, bú shì ma?

It's a cold day, isn't it?

今天早上冷。

Jīntiān zǎoshang lěng.

It's cold this morning.

今天早上很冷。

Jīntiān zǎoshang hěn lěng.

It was very cold this morning.

今天有点冷。

Jīntiān yǒudiǎn lěng.

It's a little cold today.

今天比昨天冷。

Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng.

Today is colder than yesterday.

今天比昨天略冷一些。

Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lüè lěng yìxiē.

It's slightly colder today than yesterday.

今天没昨天冷。

Jīntiān méi zuótiān lěng.

It is less cold today than it was yesterday.

今天没有像昨天那么冷。

Jīntiān méiyǒu xiàng zuótiān nàme lěng.

It isn't anything like as cold as it was yesterday.

今天超级冷。

Jīntiān chāojí lěng.

It's awfully cold today.

今年夏天很冷。

Jīnnián xiàtiān hěn lěng.

Summer this year is cold.

他身体很壮，不怕冷。

Tā shēntǐ hěn zhuàng, búpà lěng.

He is strong and isn't afraid of the cold.

你今天不去也好，外面太冷了。

Nǐ jīntiān bú qù yěhǎo, wàimiàn tài lěngle.

It's just as well you're not going today, since it's too cold outside.

你们市冬天冷不冷？

Nǐmen shì dōngtiān lěng bù lěng?

Is it cold in winter in your city?

你们有冷牛奶吗？

Nǐmen yǒu lěng niúnǎi ma?

Do you have cold milk?

你很快就会习惯这种冷天气。

Nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì xíguàn zhèzhǒng lěng tiānqì.

You'll soon get accustomed to this cold weather.

你的手真冷。

Nǐ de shǒu zhēn lěng.

Your hands are so cold.

你要热的还是冷的奶茶？

Nǐ yào rè de háishi lěng de nǎichá?

Do you want your milk tea hot or cold?

内陆城市的冬天比较冷。

Nèilù chéngshì de dōngtiān bǐjiào lěng.

Winters in inland cities are rather cold.

冬天是一年之中最冷的季节。

Dōngtiān shì yì nián zhīzhōng zuì lěng de jìjié.

Winter is the coldest season of the year.

冬天穿这么单薄，不冷吗？

Dōngtiān chuān zhème dānbó, bù lěng ma?

You're dressed so thinly in winter. Aren't you cold?

冰箱里拿出来的水果刀，又快又冷

bīngxiāng li ná chūlái de shuǐguǒdāo, yòu kuài yòu lěng

a fruit knife from the fridge: both sharp and cold

冷了就披上披肩吧。

Lěngle jiù pī shàng pījiān ba.

If you're cold, put on a shawl.

冷汤冷饭好吃，冷言冷语难听

lěng tāng lěng fàn hǎochī, lěngyánlěngyǔ nántīng

cold soup and cold rice are edible, cold words are hard to hear

冷练三九，热练三伏

lěng liàn sānjiǔ, rè liàn sānfú

train in the coldest nine-day period, train in the hottest dog days

北京开始变冷了。

Běijīng kāishǐ biàn lěngle.

Beijing has started to get colder.

北方的冬天又冷又干燥。

Běifāng de dōngtiān yòu lěng yòu gānzào.

Winters in the north are cold and dry.

北方的冬天比南方冷得多。

Běifāng de dōngtiān bǐ nánfāng lěng de duō.

Winters in the north are much colder than in the south.

北极的冬天很长，也非常冷。

Běijí de dōngtiān hěn cháng, yě fēicháng lěng.

Winter at the North Pole is long and very cold.

北美洲的冬天比我想的冷多了。

Běiměizhōu de dōngtiān bǐ wǒ xiǎng de lěng duō le.

Winter in North America is much colder than I thought.

华北的冬天又干又冷。

Huáběi de dōngtiān yòu gān yòu lěng.

Winters in North China are dry and cold.

华南的冬天不太冷。

Huánán de dōngtiān bú tài lěng.

Winters in South China are not very cold.

南极洲一年四季都很冷。

Nánjízhōu yìniánsìjì dōu hěn lěng.

Antarctica is cold all year round.

南极洲的冬天冷得可怕。

Nánjízhōu de dōngtiān lěng de kěpà.

Winter in Antarctica is terribly cold.

即使我穿得很多仍然是很冷。

Jíshǐ wǒ chuān de hěn duō réngrán shì hěn lěng.

Even though I'm wearing a lot of clothing, it is still cold.

听说南边的冬天不太冷。

Tīngshuō nánbian de dōngtiān bú tài lěng.

I heard winters in the south aren't too cold.

咖啡是冷的。

Kāfēi shì lěng de.

The coffee is cold.

在这么冷的地方做什么？

Zài zhème lěng de dìfang zuò shénme?

What are you doing in a freezing place like this?

外面下雪了，怪不得这么冷。

Wàimiàn xiàxuěle, guàibùde zhème lěng.

It's snowing outside, so no wonder it's this cold.

外面冷，老师请留步吧！

Wàimiàn lěng, lǎoshī qǐng liúbù ba!

It's cold outside, teacher, please don't come out to see me off!

外面太冷，他把脖子缩了回去。

Wàimiàn tài lěng, tā bǎ bózi suōle huíqu.

It was so cold outside that he pulled his neck back in.

外面很冷，记得穿羽绒服。

Wàimiàn hěn lěng, jìde chuān yǔróngfú.

It's very cold outside, so remember to wear a down jacket.

外面很冷，进来取暖吧！

Wàimiàn hěn lěng, jìnlái qǔnuǎn ba!

It's cold outside, so come in and warm up!

多亏了冷夏，啤酒卖的不好。

Duōkuī le lěng xià, píjiǔ mài de bù hǎo.

Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly.

多穿点衣服，今天真的很冷。

Duō chuān diǎn yīfu, jīntiān zhēnde hěn lěng.

It's really cold today, wear some extra clothing.

大陆性气候的特点是冬冷夏热。

Dàlùxìngqìhòu de tèdiǎn shì dōng lěng xià rè.

A continental climate is characterized by cold winters and hot summers.

天太冷了，快用毯子把宝宝裹好。

Tiān tài lěngle, kuài yòng tǎnzi bǎ bǎobao guǒ hǎo.

It's too cold, so quickly wrap the baby up well in a blanket.

天太冷了，我的手指都冻僵硬了。

Tiān tài lěngle, wǒ de shǒuzhǐ dōu dòng jiāngyìngle.

It was so cold that my fingers froze stiff.

天太冷，河水都冰冻了。

Tiān tài lěng, héshuǐ dōu bīngdòng le.

It's so cold that the river has frozen over.

天太冷，河水都结冰了。

Tiān tài lěng, héshuǐ dōu jiébīng le.

It's so cold that the river has frozen over.

天太冷，湖面都冻结了。

Tiān tài lěng, hú miàn dōu dòngjiéle.

It was so cold that the whole surface of the lake froze.

天气一天比一天冷。

Tiānqì yì tiān bǐ yì tiān lěng.

It got colder day by day.

天气冷，不要每天洗头。

Tiānqì lěng, búyào měitiān xǐtóu.

When it's cold, don't wash your hair every day.

天气冷了，请您多保重。

Tiānqì lěngle, qǐng nín duō bǎozhòng.

It's getting cold, so please take care of yourself.

天气又冷又湿。

Tiānqì yòu lěng yòu shī.

The weather was not only cold, but also wet.

天气变冷，老人的咳嗽会加剧吗？

Tiānqì biàn lěng, lǎorén de késou huì jiājù ma?

When the weather turns cold, will the old man's cough get worse?

天气太冷，致使很多航班取消了。

Tiānqì tài lěng, zhìshǐ hěn duō hángbān qǔxiāole.

The weather was so cold that it resulted in many flights being cancelled.

天气很冷，我们生起了火。

Tiānqì hěn lěng, wǒmen shēng qǐle huǒ.

It was cold, so we lit a fire.

天气很冷，而且风很大。

Tiānqì hěn lěng, érqiě fēng hěn dà.

It was cold, and in addition, it was windy.

天气挺冷的。

Tiānqì tǐng lěng de.

It's pretty cold.

天气逐步变冷，多穿衣服。

Tiānqì zhúbù biàn lěng, duō chuānyīfú.

It's gradually getting colder, so wear more clothes.

太冷了，把手揣进口袋吧。

Tài lěngle, bǎshou chuǎi jìn kǒudài ba.

It's too cold, so put your hands in your pockets.

太空舱里面又小又冷吗？

Tàikōngcāng lǐmiàn yòu xiǎo yòu lěng ma?

Is it small and cold inside the space capsule?

她穿着一件厚外套以防止冷。

Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn hòu wàitào yǐ fángzhǐ lěng.

She was wearing a thick coat against the chill.

她非常怕冷。

Tā fēicháng pà lěng.

She's very sensitive to cold.

它冷得像冰一样。

Tā lěng de xiàng bīng yíyàng.

It's as cold as ice.

寒带的冬天又长又冷。

Hándài de dōngtiān yòu cháng yòu lěng.

Winters in the polar zone are long and cold.

小寒一过，北方的天气就更冷了。

Xiǎohán yí guò, běifāng de tiānqì jiù gèng lěngle.

Once Xiaohan has passed, the weather in the north gets even colder.

小寒一过，天气就越来越冷了。

Xiǎohán yí guò, tiānqì jiù yuèláiyuè lěngle.

Once Minor Cold passes, the weather gets colder and colder.

山上晚上很冷，记得带好睡袋。

Shānshàng wǎnshang hěn lěng, jìde dài hǎo shuìdài.

It gets cold on the mountain at night, so remember to bring your sleeping bag.

山区的冬天比城里冷很多。

Shānqū de dōngtiān bǐ chénglǐ lěng hěn duō.

Winters in the mountains are much colder than in the city.

德国有加拿大冷吗？

Déguó yǒu Jiānádà lěng ma?

Is Germany as cold as Canada?

心要热，头要冷

xīn yào rè, tóu yào lěng

the heart should be warm, the head cool

心里没病，不怕冷言侵

xīnli méi bìng, búpà lěng yán qīn

with no sickness in the heart, one doesn't fear cold words

戈壁上白天很热，晚上却很冷。

Gēbì shàng báitiān hěn rè, wǎnshang què hěn lěng.

On the Gobi it's very hot by day but cold at night.

我不喜欢冷咖啡。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan lěng kāfēi.

I don't like cold coffee.

我半夜被冷醒了。

Wǒ bànyè bèi lěng xǐngle.

The cold woke me up in the middle of the night.

我想现在喝冷的东西。

Wǒ xiǎng xiànzài hē lěng de dōngxi.

I want something cold to drink now.

我整个晚上觉得又冷又不舒服。

Wǒ zhěnggè wǎnshang juéde yòu lěng yòu bù shūfu.

I felt cold and uncomfortable the entire night.

我的手冷到没有感觉了。

Wǒ de shǒu lěng dào méiyǒu gǎnjué le.

My hand is so cold that I can't feel it any more.

我要冷死了。

Wǒ yào lěng sǐle.

I'm dying of cold.

按说四月不会这么冷。

Ànshuō sìyuè búhuì zhème lěng.

Ordinarily it wouldn't be this cold in April.

昨天不是很冷。

Zuótiān bú shì hěn lěng.

It was not very cold yesterday.

昨天天气冷吗？

Zuótiān tiānqì lěng ma?

Was it cold yesterday?

昨天太冷了，我只好待在家里。

Zuótiān tài lěngle, wǒ zhǐhǎo dài zài jiālǐ.

It was so cold yesterday that I stayed home.

昨天早上很冷。

Zuótiān zǎoshang hěn lěng.

It was very cold yesterday morning.

昨天晚上冷不冷？

Zuótiān wǎnshang lěng bù lěng?

Was it cold last night?

晚上山里很冷，你带睡袋了吗？

Wǎnshang shān lǐ hěn lěng, nǐ dài shuìdài le ma?

It's very cold in the mountains at night. Did you bring a sleeping bag?

暖水瓶装开水，外冷里热

nuǎnshuǐpíng zhuāng kāishuǐ, wài lěng lǐ rè

a thermos flask holding boiling water: cold outside, hot inside

毛毛雨一直下，真冷啊。

Máomaoyǔ yìzhí xià, zhēn lěng a.

The drizzle keeps falling, and it's so cold!

河的北边比南边冷一些。

Hé de běibiān bǐ nánbian lěng yìxiē.

The north side of the river is a bit colder than the south side.

溶洞里面又黑又冷，带件外套吧。

Róngdòng lǐmiàn yòu hēi yòu lěng, dài jiàn wàitào ba.

It's dark and cold inside the cave, so bring a jacket.

瑞士的冬天很冷，山上有很多雪。

Ruìshì de dōngtiān hěn lěng, shānshàng yǒu hěn duō xuě.

Winters in Switzerland are cold, and there is a lot of snow in the mountains.