天寒地冻 (tiān hán dì dòng) — bitterly cold; freezing (weather or environment)

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• 北方冬天经常天寒地冻，出门要穿厚衣服。
  Běi fāng dōng tiān jīng cháng tiān hán dì dòng, chū mén yào chuān hòu yī fu.
  In the north, it's often bitterly cold in winter; you need to wear thick clothes when going out.
• 在这天寒地冻的夜里，他还在外面工作。
  Zài zhè tiān hán dì dòng de yè lǐ, tā hái zài wài miàn gōng zuò.
  On this freezing night, he is still working outside.
• 外面天寒地冻，我们最好待在屋里。
  Wài miàn tiān hán dì dòng, wǒ men zuì hǎo dài zài wū lǐ.
  It's freezing outside; we'd better stay indoors.