Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 冷淡
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
cold; surname Leng
寒冷hánlěngcold (climate); frigid; very cold
冷静lěngjìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
淡dàninsipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen
清淡qīngdànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)
淡化dànhuàto water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination