冷酷 meaning in English

lěngkù

unfeeling; callous

HSK 7-9adjective21 strokes

Meaning of 冷酷

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lěngkù
  1. unfeeling; callous

冷酷 in example sentences

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

你nǐ真zhēn冷lěng酷kù无wú情qíng。
You have no heart.
他tā冷lěng酷kù的de性xìng格gé使shǐ朋péng友yǒu们men一yí个gè一yí个gè地dì疏shū远yuǎn了le他tā。
His coolness has alienated his friends.

Stroke order for each character

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冷 lěng · cold · 7 strokes

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酷 kù · ruthless · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 冷酷.

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

Questions about 冷酷

What does 冷酷 mean?

冷酷 (lěngkù) means "unfeeling; callous" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 冷酷?

冷酷 is made of 2 characters: 冷 (7 strokes), 酷 (14 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 冷酷 an HSK word?

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