严寒

严寒 yánhán

Bitter cold; severe winter^†

严寒 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體嚴寒 yanhan

What 严寒 means

Bitter cold^†
severe winter^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 严寒, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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严寒 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

严

yán

Tight (strict - severe)

寒

hán

Cold (poor - tremble)

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How to write 严寒

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严寒 in a sentence

北方的冬天十分严寒。

Běifāng de dōngtiān shífēn yánhán.

Winter in the north is bitterly cold.

他们在严寒中坚守了一夜。

Tāmen zài yánhán zhōng jiānshǒu le yí yè.

They held their post all night in the bitter cold.

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Questions about 严寒

What does 严寒 mean in English?

严寒 is pronounced yánhán and means Bitter cold, severe winter †.

How do you pronounce 严寒?

严寒 is yánhán in pinyin — written yanhan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 严寒?

严寒 is written with 2 characters: 严 (yán) Tight (strict - severe), 寒 (hán) Cold (poor - tremble). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 严寒 written in traditional Chinese?

嚴寒. The simplified form 严寒 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 嚴寒 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yánhán.

Is 严寒 an HSK word?

Yes — 严寒 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

淹没 yānmò 延期 yánqī 延伸 yánshēn 延续 yánxù 严禁 yánjìn 严峻 yánjùn 严厉 yánlì 严密 yánmì

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