寒冬 (hán dōng) — cold winter
Definition
Literary/literary-leaning word for a harsh, bitterly cold winter. 冬天 is the everyday neutral term; 寒假 is the school break.
noun
cold winter
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 寒冬。Běi fāng de hán dōng cháng cháng chí xù hěn cháng shí jiān.In the north, the cold winter often lasts a very long time.
- 寒冬。Zhè xiē huā zài hán dōng lǐ bèi dòng huài le.These flowers were damaged by the cold winter.
- 寒冬,。hán dōng Suī rán lěng, dàn shì chūn tiān yí dìng huì guò qù.Although the cold winter is cold, it will definitely pass.
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