Chinese word

发冷

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā lěng

Meaning

  • verbfeel chilly

Example

我发冷，先回家吧。wǒ fā lěng xiān huí jiā ba

I feel chilly, so I will go home first.

Illustration for 发冷 (feel chilly)

More examples

外面很冷，我的手脚都发冷了。wài miàn hěn lěng wǒ de shóu jiǎo dōu fā lěng le

It's very cold outside, and my hands and feet feel chilly.

Core concept

A sudden wave of coldness through the body, often with shivering.

Common phrases

  • 手脚发冷shóu jiǎo fā lěng

    hands and feet feel chilly

  • 突然发冷tū rán fā lěng

    suddenly feel cold

  • 开始发冷kāi shǐ fā lěng

    start to feel chilly

Similar words

发抖fā dǒu: Shaking visibly in small movements because of cold, fear, or another strong feeling.
打冷颤dá lěng zhàn: Shivering briefly when cold or suddenly startled.
觉得冷jué de lěng: Sensing that the body feels cold because the air or surroundings are cold.
打颤dǎ zhàn: Shaking slightly without focusing on the reason for the trembling.

Definition in Chinese

感到冷，常伴随发抖或寒颤，指身体突然出现的寒冷感觉。gǎn dào lěng cháng bàn suí fā dǒu huò hán zhàn zhǐ shēn tǐ tū rán chū xiàn de hán lěng gǎn jué

Word origin

发 (fā, "arise") + 冷 (lěng, "cold") frames coldness as something that comes on in the body, giving the verb its sudden symptom-like sense.

Usage tips

  • 发冷 (fālěng, "feel chilly") reports a physical symptom, so it fits a sudden chill more closely than a general statement that something is 冷 (lěng, "cold").

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