凛冽 (lǐn liè) — piercingly cold (of wind or weather)

Definition

Examples

• 冬天北风凛冽，街上行人很少。
  Dōng tiān běi fēng lǐn liè, jiē shàng xíng rén hěn shǎo.
  In winter the north wind is piercingly cold, and there are few pedestrians on the streets.
• 清晨的凛冽寒风吹得人睁不开眼睛。
  Qīng chén de lǐn liè hán fēng chuī dé rén zhēng bù kāi yǎn jing.
  The piercingly cold wind in the early morning made it hard to open one's eyes.
• 虽然天气凛冽，他仍然坚持每天跑步。
  Suī rán tiān qì lǐn liè, tā réng rán jiān chí měi tiān pǎo bù.
  Although the weather is piercingly cold, he still insists on running every day.

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