寒冬 (hán dōng) — cold winter

Definition

Examples

• 北方的寒冬常常持续很长时间。
  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.
• 这些花在寒冬里被冻坏了。
  Zhè xiē huā zài hán dōng lǐ bèi dòng huài le.
  These flowers were damaged by the cold winter.
• 寒冬虽然冷，但是春天一定会过去。
  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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