寒冬
hándōng
cold winter
Characters in this word
冬 dōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- ⺀ — ice
- Made of
- 夂 to go ⺀ ice
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在漫长的寒冬里，牧民必须提前储存足够的饲料。 Zài màncháng de hándōng lǐ, mùmín bìxū tíqián chǔcún zúgòu de sìliào. During the long cold winter, herdsmen must store enough fodder in advance.
- 寒冬里，一碗热汤让人觉得特别温暖。 Hándōng li, yì wǎn rè tāng ràng rén juéde tèbié wēnnuǎn. In the depths of winter, a bowl of hot soup feels especially warming.
- 寒冬已经过去，河面上的冰开始融化了。 Hándōng yǐjīng guòqù, hémiàn shang de bīng kāishǐ rónghuà le. The cold winter has passed, and the ice on the river has begun to melt.
Related words
- 寒假 hánjià winter vacation
- 寒冷 hánlěng cold
- 严寒 yánhán severe cold
- 寒带 hándài cold zone; frigid zone
- 寒暄 hánxuān to exchange greetings; to make small talk
- 冬天 dōngtiān winter
- 冬季 dōngjì winter season
- 风力 fēnglì wind power, wind force
- 风雨 fēngyǔ wind and rain, hardships
- 湿度 shīdù humidity
- 恶劣 èliè bad, vile
- 干燥 gānzào dry