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严寒

yánhán

severe cold

A person in a red coat shivers in the snow
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Characters in this word

严 yán

Strokes
7
Radical
一 — one
Made of
亚 Asia 厂 cliff

Example phrases

  • 在严寒的冬夜,救援人员仍然坚持搜寻失踪者。 Zài yánhán de dōngyè, jiùyuán rényuán réngrán jiānchí sōuxún shīzōngzhě. On a bitterly cold winter night, rescuers still kept searching for the missing person.
  • 北方的严寒让河面结了厚厚的冰。 Běifāng de yánhán ràng hémiàn jié le hòuhòu de bīng. The severe cold of the north froze the river under thick ice.
  • 他穿着厚棉衣,还是抵挡不住严寒。 Tā chuānzhe hòu miányī, háishi dǐdǎng bu zhù yánhán. He wore a thick padded jacket but still could not withstand the severe cold.

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