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严寒 (yán hán): Bitter cold (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

严 • yán • strict, tight, rigorous
yán严

strict, tight, rigorous

寒 • hán • cold, wintry, chilly
hán寒

cold, wintry, chilly

Word Info

Pinyinyán hán
Meaningbitter cold
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 严寒.

  • 变故biàn gùunforeseen event; accident; mishap
  • 便利biàn lìconvenient; easy
  • 爱不释手ài bù shì shǒulike something so much that one cannot bear to part with it
  • 侧面cè miànside; flank; profile
  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 嘈杂cáo zánoisy; din
  • 拜托bài tuōrequest somebody to do something; entrust
  • 不屑一顾bú xiè yī gùnot spare a glance for; beneath contempt
  • 奔波bēn bōrush about; be on the go
  • 布告bù gàonotice; bulletin; proclamation
  • 博大精深bó dà jīng shēnextensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship
  • 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngpull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 严寒.

Words with 严
  • 严格yán géstrict
  • 严重yán zhòngserious
  • 严肃yán sùserious; solemn; earnest
  • 严厉
yán lì
stern; severe
  • 严密yán mìtight; close; strict
  • 严峻yán jùnstern; severe; grim
  • 严禁yán jìnstrictly forbid
  • 尊严zūnyándignity; honour
  • Words with 寒
    • 寒假hán jiàwinter holiday
    • 寒冷hán lěngcold (climate)
    • 寒冬hán dōngsevere winter; bitter cold winter
    • 寒暄hán xuānexchange conventional greetings
    • 寒带hán dàifrigid zone
    • 伤寒shāng hántyphoid fever
    • 寒舍hán shèmy humble home
    • 寒蝉hán chánwinter cicada; silent person
    4.

    How to Use 严寒 in Sentences

    Adjective + Nounwith地区
    yán严
    hán寒
    dì地
    qū区
    neutral
    frigid region
    Subject + Predicatewith天气
    tiān天
    qì气
    yán严
    hán寒
    Verb + Object
    bú不
    wèi畏
    yán严
    hán寒
    5.

    Example Sentences with 严寒

    dōng冬
    tiān天
    hěn很
    lěng冷
    ,
    shì是
    yán
    neutral
    bitterly cold weather
    formal
    Written
    fear not the bitter cold
    dǐ抵
    yù御
    yán严
    hán寒
    formal
    resist the severe cold
    严
    hán寒
    de的
    tiān天
    qì气
    。
    Winter is very cold; it's severe cold weather.
    miàn面
    duì对
    rú如
    cǐ此
    yán严
    hán寒
    ,
    tàn探
    xiǎn险
    duì队
    bù不
    dé得
    bú不
    chóng重
    xīn新
    píng评
    gū估
    xíng行
    jìn进
    jì计
    huà划
    。
    Faced with such bitter cold, the expedition team had to reassess their travel plans.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    dān担
    xīn心
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    yán严
    hán寒
    huì会
    duì对
    nóng农
    zuò作
    wù物
    zào造
    chéng成
    sǔn损
    hài害
    ma吗
    ?
    Aren't you worried that this bitter cold will cause damage to the crops?
    zài在
    yán严
    hán寒
    de的
    běi北
    fāng方
    ,
    rén人
    men们
    xū需
    yào要
    chuān穿
    hòu厚
    yī衣
    fu服
    bǎo保
    nuǎn暖
    。
    In the severe cold of the north, people need to wear thick clothes to stay warm.
    tā他
    bìng并
    wèi未
    yīn因
    yán严
    hán寒
    ér而
    tuì退
    suō缩
    ,
    fǎn反
    ér而
    gèng更
    jiā加
    jiān坚
    dìng定
    le了
    wán完
    chéng成
    rèn任
    wu务
    de的
    jué决
    xīn心
    。
    He did not retreat because of the bitter cold; instead, he became even more determined to complete the mission.