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Cold-shoulder in Chinese

to cold-shoulder · HSK 7–9

冷落 lěng luò

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  1. 冷 lěng cold
  2. 落 luò to fall

别冷落了新来的同事。 Don't leave the new colleague out in the cold.

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Cold-shoulder in Chinese is 冷落 (lěng luò).

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