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Definition
Unfeeling, cold, and callous; lacking emotion or warmth.
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How it's used
Describes a person who appears detached, indifferent, or lacking in warmth. It is often used to characterize someone who maintains a professional distance or a stern demeanor that discourages intimacy. Unlike simply being shy, this implies a deliberate choice to remain emotionally unavailable.
Examples
He is a very cold person, it is hard to be friends with him.
Why are you being so cold towards me?
Related words
Common phrases
cold-blooded and heartless
a cold gaze
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical temperature, as it refers exclusively to personality or attitude. Use 凍 or 寒冷 for weather or objects instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
