寒蝉 (hán chán): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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寒蝉
寒蝉
(hán chán): Winter cicada (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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寒 • hán • cold, wintry, chilly
hán
寒
cold, wintry, chilly
蝉 • chán • cicada; continuous
chán
蝉
cicada; continuous
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 寒蝉.
Words with
寒
寒假
hán jià
winter holiday
寒冷
hán lěng
cold (climate)
严寒
yán hán
bitter cold
寒冬
hán dōng
severe winter; bitter cold winter
寒暄
hán xuān
exchange conventional greetings
寒带
hán dài
frigid zone
伤寒
shāng hán
typhoid fever
寒舍
hán shè
my humble home
Words with
蝉
蚱蝉
zhàchán
cicada
蝉联
chán lián
to win consecutively
蝉蜕
chán tuì
cicada slough (also used in medicine)
蝉鸣
chán míng
cicada chirping
螳螂捕蝉
tángláng bǔ chán
mantis catches cicada (idiom)
金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiào
to escape like a cicada shedding its skin; a crafty escape plan
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Example Sentences with 寒蝉
qiū
秋
tiān
天
dào
到
le
了
，
hán
寒
chán
蝉
bù
不
zài
再
jiào
叫
le
了
。
Autumn has arrived, and the winter cicada no longer chirps.
tā
他
zài
在
huì
会
yì
议
shàng
上
jìn
噤
ruò
若
hán
寒
chán
zhè
这
ge
个
chéng
成
yǔ
语
“
jìn
噤
ruò
若
hán
寒
chán
蝉
，
yī
一
jù
句
huà
话
yě
也
méi
没
shuō
说
。
He was as silent as a winter cicada at the meeting, not saying a word.
蝉
”
yòng
用
lái
来
xíng
形
róng
容
rén
人
yīn
因
hài
害
pà
怕
ér
而
bù
不
gǎn
敢
shuō
说
huà
话
。
The idiom 'as silent as a winter cicada' is used to describe someone who dares not speak out of fear.
