Chinese words starting with “leng”
16 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable leng. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
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- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 14
- 4th tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 16 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 冷 | lěng | a,ad,g | cold | |
| 2 | 冷静 | lěng jìng | a,ad,an | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet | |
| 3 | 冷漠 | lěng mò | a,an | cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect | |
| 4 | 冷冻 | lěng dòng | v,vn | to freeze; to deep-freeze | |
| 5 | 冷却 | lěng què | vn,v | to cool (lit. and fig.) | |
| 6 | 冷战 | lěng zhàn | n | cold war; (fig.) strained relationship; to be barely on speaking terms | |
| 7 | 愣 | lèng | v,g | to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly | |
| 8 | 冷酷 | lěng kù | a,an | unfeeling; callous | |
| 9 | 冷水 | lěng shuǐ | n | cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans) | |
| 10 | 冷笑 | lěng xiào | v | to sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc); bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile | |
| 11 | 冷淡 | lěng dàn | a,v | cold; indifferent | |
| 12 | 冷落 | lěng luò | v,a,vn,an | desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder | |
| 13 | 冷门 | lěng mén | n | a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition | |
| 14 | 冷气 | lěng qì | n | air conditioning (Tw) | |
| 15 | 棱角 | léng jiǎo | n | edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner | |
| 16 | 冷酷无情 | lěng kù wú qíng | cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous |
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