冷战 [冷戰] - cold war, (fig.) strained relationship, to be barely on speaking terms - lěng zhàn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

冷战 (冷戰)

lěng zhàn

Pinyin

Definition

冷战 (冷戰)

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lěng zhàn

cold war
(fig.) strained relationship
to be barely on speaking terms

冷战 (冷戰)

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lěng zhan

(coll.) shiver
shudder

冷战 (冷戰)

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Lěng zhàn

(US-Soviet) Cold War

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Lěng

1 surname Leng

bīng lěng

1 ice-cold

lěng lěng

1 coldly

lěng lěng qīng qīng

1 deserted
2 desolate
3 unfrequented
4 cold and cheerless
5 lonely
6 in quiet isolation

lěng dòng

1 to freeze
2 to deep-freeze

Idioms (10)

冰炭不言，冷热自明

bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng

1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words

冷嘲热讽

lěng cháo rè fěng

1 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule

冷若冰霜

lěng ruò bīng shuāng

1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
2 frigid

冷言冷语

lěng yán lěng yǔ

1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
2 to make sarcastic comments

冷语冰人

lěng yǔ bīng rén

1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)

Sample Sentences

还在和老婆冷战啊？

hái zài hé lǎopo lěngzhàn a ？

You and your wife are still feuding?

对中国人来说，乒乓早就超越了运动本身，它代表了民族尊严。冷战时期，中国和外界的接触很少，好多运动都受到抵制不能开展。只有乒乓球能让我们跟国外交流。

duì zhōngguórén láishuō ，pīngpāng zǎo jiù chāoyuè le yùndòng běnshēn ，tā dàibiǎo le mínzú zūnyán 。lěngzhàn shíqī ，Zhōngguó hé wàijiè de jiēchù hěn shǎo ，hǎo duō yùndòng dōu shòudào dǐzhì bùnéng kāizhǎn 。zhǐyǒu pīngpāngqiú néng ràng wǒmen gēn guówài jiāoliú 。

For Chinese people, ping pong is more than just a sport, it represents their ethnic dignity. During the cold war, China had little contact with foreign countries, as many banned them from participating in international competitions, and therefore were unable to develop other sports. Ping pong was the only sport that allowed us to interact with other countries.