冷
酷

Unfeeling in Chinese: 冷酷 (lěng kù)

lěng kù

unfeeling

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unfeeling; callous

Stroke order

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冷
酷

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄥˇ

lěng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄨˋ

kù

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他说话的语气十分冷酷。

    tā shuō huà de yǔ qì shí fēn lěng kù。

    His tone of voice was extremely cold and unfeeling.

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Related words

冷

lěng

cold

酷

kù

ruthless

冷静

lěng jìng

calm

寒冷

hán lěng

cold (climate)

残酷

cán kù

cruel

冷气

lěng qì

air conditioning (Tw)

冷水

lěng shuǐ

cold water

酷似

kù sì

to strikingly resemble

冷淡

lěng dàn

cold

冷冻

lěng dòng

to freeze

冷落

lěng luò

desolate

冷门

lěng mén

a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)

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