Chinese edit

cold
 
insipid; diluted; weak
insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
trad. (冷淡)
simp. #(冷淡)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

冷淡

  1. (of an attitude) indifferent; cold; aloof; apathetic
  2. (of business) sluggish; slack
  3. (of environment) cheerless; desolate

Synonyms edit

  • (indifferent):
  • (sluggish):
  • (cheerless):

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of "sluggish"):

Verb edit

冷淡

  1. to treat coldly; to give the cold shoulder

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
れい
Grade: 4
たん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(れい)(たん) (reitan-na (adnominal (れい)(たん) (reitan na), adverbial (れい)(たん) (reitan ni))

  1. cold-hearted, cold
  2. indifferent
    (こく)(さい)(しゃ)(かい)(れい)(たん)(はん)(のう)(しつ)(ぼう)した。
    Kokusai shakai no reitan na hannō ni shitsubō shita.
    We were disappointed by the cold reception from the international community.

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(れい)(たん) (reitan

  1. cold-heartedness
  2. indifference

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.