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令人齿冷 (lìng rén chǐ lěng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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令人齿冷 (lìng rén chǐ lěng): To be so contemptible that others sneer or feel disdain (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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令 • lìng • to command, to order • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

lìng令

to command, to order

人 • rén • person; people • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

rén人

person; people

齿 • chǐ • tooth; teeth

chǐ齿

tooth; teeth

冷 • lěng • cold • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

lěng冷

cold

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Pinyinlìng rén chǐ lěng

Meaningto be so contemptible that others sneer or feel disdain; to invite scorn

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Words with 令

命令mìng lìngorder; command; directive
夏令营xià lìng yíngsummer camp
司令sī lìngcommander; commanding officer
指令zhǐ lìnginstruct; order; direct
下令xià lìngIssue orders
口令kǒu lìngPassword / watchword
令人lìng réncausing people to; making one feel
令狐líng húLinghu; a compound Chinese surname

Words with 人

家人jiā rénfamily member
别人bié renother people
名人míng rénpersonage
大人dà renadult

Words with 齿

牙齿yá chǐtooth
不齿bù chǐdespise; hold in contempt
口齿kǒu chǐenunciation; speech
启齿qǐ chǐto open one's mouth; to speak (often of something difficult)

Words with 冷

冷静lěng jìngcalm
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate)
冷淡lěng dàntreat coldly; give the cold shoulder to
冷却lěng quècooling; burial

女人

nǚ rén

woman

客人kè rénguest

爱人ài renspouse (PRC)

男人nán réna man

啮齿

nièchǐ

rodent (animal that gnaws)

皓齿hào chǐwhite teeth

臼齿jiù chǐmolar tooth

锯齿jù chǐsawtooth

冷落

lěng luò

desolate

冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous; grim

冷冻lěng dòngFreeze

冷战lěng zhànCold War

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Example Sentences with 令人齿冷

tā他

wèi为

le了

lì利

yì益

chū出

mài卖

péng朋

yǒu友

，

zhēn真

shì是

lìng令

rén人

chǐ齿

lěng冷

。

He betrayed his friends for profit—truly contemptible.

zhè这

zhǒng种

xū虚

wěi伪

de的

dào道

qiàn歉

，

zhī只

huì

会

lìng令

rén人

chǐ齿

lěng冷

。

This kind of hypocritical apology only invites scorn.