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严寒 yánhán

严寒 yánhán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 严寒 yánhán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yánhán | yan2 han2
English translation
bitter cold
severe winter

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Traditional form

嚴寒

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 严寒 yánhán

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Yán

Explanation

Simplified form of yán . Phonosemantic compound. niè represents the meaning and gǎn represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "boast". The meaning later shifted to "extremely" and "severe". The traditional component gǎn was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

亚厂

Number of Strokes

7
hán

Positional decomposition

gài ⿱??

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 严寒 yánhán

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窗子 chuāng zi 使 shǐ 我们 wǒmen 置身于 líng xià 温度 wēndù de 严寒 yánhán 之中 zhī zhōng .

The broken windows left us exposed to the sub - zero temperatures.

这里 zhè lǐ 气候 qìhòu 温和 wēnhé , dōng 严寒 yánhán , Xià 酷暑 kù shǔ .

Here a mild climate, with cold winter and summer without the heat.

Xià 酷暑 kù shǔ , dōng 严寒 yánhán , 四季 sì jì 分明 fēnmíng ,气候 qìhòu 宜人 yí rén .

No summer heat and winter cold - free, four seasons climate.

zài 严寒 yánhán 期间 qījiān Huá dǎo , shuāi duàn le tuǐ .

He slipped and broke his leg during the big freeze.

这里 zhè lǐ dōng 严寒 yánhán , Xià 酷暑 kù shǔ , 雨量 yǔ liàng 充沛 chōngpèi 候温.

No cold here in winter, summer without heat, steam moderate rainfall.

严寒 yánhán Decomposition

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严寒 yánhán Compounds

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