寒

  1. cold
  2. poor
  3. to tremble

Example sentences

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

bīng dòng sān chǐ, fēi yī rì zhī hán.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Related words

严寒yán hánbitter cold寒流hán liúcold air current严冬yán dōngsevere winter一文不名yī wén bù míngto be penniless一无所有yī wú suǒ yǒunot having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking冰bīngice不含糊bù hán huunambiguous不寒而栗bù hán ér lìlit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)

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寒冷hán lěngcold (climate)伤寒shāng hántyphoid寒暄hán xuānto exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries寒酸hán suānwretched寒舍hán shèmy humble home寒冬hán dōngcold winter寒风hán fēngcold wind严寒yán hánbitter cold饥寒交迫jī hán jiāo pòbeset by hunger and cold (idiom)心寒xīn hánbitterly disappointed胆寒dǎn hánto fear寒假hán jiàwinter vacation

Found in idioms

仗马寒蝉zhàng mǎ hán chán一曝十寒yī pù shí hánwork hard for one day and do nothing for ten warm for one day and cold for ten days; work on and off一寒如此yī hán rú cǐ嘘寒问暖xū hán wèn nuǎninquire after somebody's well-being; be solicitous about somebody's health问寒问暖wèn hán wèn nuǎnask after somebody's health with deep concern; be solicitous for somebody's welfare偷寒送暖tōu hán sòng nuǎn天寒地冻tiān hán dì dòngbitterly cold; frigid啼饥号寒tí jī háo háncry from hunger and cold; cry out (or lament) in hunger and cold

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