冷淡 meaning in English

lěngdàn

cold; indifferent

HSK 7-9adjectiveverb18 strokes

Meaning of 冷淡

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lěngdàn
  1. cold
  2. indifferent

冷淡 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ对duì她tā很hěn冷lěng淡dàn。
I was very cold towards her.
很hěn多duō日rì本běn人rén对duì政zhèng治zhì冷lěng淡dàn。
Lots of people in Japan are indifferent to politics.
据jù说shuō日rì本běn人rén对duì认rèn识shí的de人rén亲qīn切qiè,对duì不bù认rèn识shí的de人rén却què是shì十shí分fēn冷lěng淡dàn。
It is said that Japanese people are kind to people they know, but rather cold to those they don't.
据jù说shuō日rì本běn人rén对duì他tā们men认rèn识shí的de人rén非fēi常cháng友yǒu好hǎo,对duì不bù认rèn识shí的de人rén非fēi常cháng冷lěng淡dàn。
It is said that the Japanese are very friendly to those that they know, and very indifferent to those they don't.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

冷 lěng · cold · 7 strokes

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淡 dàn · insipid · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 冷淡.

冷静lěngjìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
寒冷hánlěngcold (climate); frigid
冷水lěngshuǐcold water; unboiled water
冷气lěngqìcold air; air conditioning
冷酷lěngkùunfeeling; callous
冷漠lěngmòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
冷冻lěngdòngto freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing
冷战lěngzhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
平淡píngdànflat; dull
冷酷无情lěngkù-wúqíngcold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
冷落lěngluòdesolate; unfrequented
冷笑lěngxiàoto sneer; to laugh grimly

Questions about 冷淡

What does 冷淡 mean?

冷淡 (lěngdàn) means "cold; indifferent" and is used as a adjective and verb.

How do you write 冷淡?

冷淡 is made of 2 characters: 冷 (7 strokes), 淡 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 冷淡 an HSK word?

Yes. 冷淡 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.