Chinese word

冷落

Pronunciation

Pinyinlěng luò

Meaning

  • verbbe cold toward

Example

他对我很冷落，连招呼都不打。tā duì wǒ hěn lěng luò lián zhāo hū dōu bù dǎ

He is very cold toward me and does not even say hello.

Illustration for 冷落 (be cold toward)

More examples

父亲不应该冷落孩子的感受。fù qīn bù yīng gāi lěng luò hái zi de gǎn shòu

A father should not be cold toward his child's feelings.

Core concept

A relationship cools until one person stands at the edge, receiving little notice or welcome.

Common phrases

  • 被冷落bèi lěng luò

    be treated coldly

  • 冷落同事lěng luò tóng shì

    treat a colleague coldly

  • 对他冷落duì tā lěng luò

    be cold toward him

Similar words

忽略hū lüè: Leave a person or matter without the attention or care it needs.
忽视hū shì: Disregard someone's existence or actions instead of noticing or taking them seriously.
排斥pái chì: Refuse to accept someone as a member of a group or circle.

Definition in Chinese

使某人在社交或日常交往中感到被冷待或忽略，常用于描述人际关系的疏远。shǐ mǒu rén zài shè jiāo huò rì cháng jiāo wǎng zhōng gǎn dào bèi lěng dài huò hū lüè cháng yòng yú miáo shù rén jì guān xì de shū yuǎn

Word origin

冷 (lěng, "cold") suggests a chilly response, while 落 (luò, "fall behind") suggests a person left behind, together forming the word's social image.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 冷落 (lěngluò, "be cold toward") can describe neglect caused by busyness or poor attention, not only a deliberate act of rejection.

Other meanings

  • ignoreverb
  • indifferentadjective

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