HSK 6 vocabulary › 冷酷
冷酷
冷酷 in English: unfeeling; callous
lěng kù
unfeeling; callous
How to pronounce 冷酷
lěng kù (without tone marks: leng ku). lěng is a third (low, dipping) tone; kù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 冷酷
冷 lěng
cold
cold
酷 kù
ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool
ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool
Related words
| 冷 | lěng | cold | HSK 1 |
| 冷静 | lěng jìng | calm; cool-headed | HSK 4 |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | cold; indifferent | HSK 5 |
| 冷落 | lěng luò | desolate; unfrequented | HSK 6 |
| 冷却 | lěng què | to cool (lit. and fig.) | HSK 6 |
| 残酷 | cán kù | cruel; cruelty | HSK 6 |