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title: "Hanleng Meaning: 寒冷 (hánlěng) Means “cold”"
description: "寒冷 (hánlěng) means “cold; frigid”. Hear its tones, see what 寒 and 冷 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanleng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 寒冷 mean?

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寒冷 hánlěng

## cold; frigid

## Its characters

1. 寒 hán cold
2. 冷 lěng cold

## In a sentence

北方的冬天非常寒冷。 Winters in the north are very cold.

北京的冬天漫长又**寒冷**，房子大多朝南，好让阳光照进屋里，所以大部分胡同是东西走向的，南北方向的小路再把

From [胡同是什么？ · What is a Beijing hutong?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-a-beijing-hutong#library-word-370-372)

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## More words with 寒 or 冷

- [寒假 hánjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanjia)
- [冷冻 lěngdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lengdong)
- [冷静 lěngjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lengjing)
- [冷门 lěngmén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lengmen)
- [冷漠 lěngmò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lengmo)
- [冷却 lěngquè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lengque)

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