| 1 | 冷 | 冷 | lěng | Leng3 | cold; surname Leng | | |
| 2 | 冷却 | 冷卻 | lěng què | leng3 que4 | to cool off; cooling | | |
| 3 | 冷静 | 冷靜 | lěng jìng | leng3 jing4 | calm; cool-headed | | |
| 4 | 寒冷 | 寒冷 | hán lěng | han2 leng3 | cold (climate); frigid; very cold | | |
| 5 | 冷冷 | 冷冷 | lěng lěng | leng3 leng3 | coldly | | |
| 6 | 冷水 | 冷水 | lěng shuǐ | leng3 shui3 | cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans) | | |
| 7 | 冷笑 | 冷笑 | lěng xiào | leng3 xiao4 | to sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc); bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile | | |
| 8 | 冷气 | 冷氣 | lěng qì | leng3 qi4 | air conditioning (Tw) | | |
| 9 | 冷淡 | 冷淡 | lěng dàn | leng3 dan4 | cold; indifferent | | |
| 10 | 冷漠 | 冷漠 | lěng mò | leng3 mo4 | cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard; indifference; neglect | | |
| 11 | 冰冷 | 冰冷 | bīng lěng | bing1 leng3 | ice-cold | | |
| 12 | 冷落 | 冷落 | lěng luò | leng3 luo4 | desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder | | |
| 13 | 冷冻 | 冷凍 | lěng dòng | leng3 dong4 | to freeze; to deep-freeze | | |
| 14 | 冷颤 | 冷顫 | lěng zhan | leng3 zhan5 | variant of 冷战 ; (coll.) shiver; shudder | | |
| 15 | 冷敷布 | 冷敷布 | lěng fū bù | leng3 fu1 bu4 | cold compress | | |
| 16 | 打冷战 | 打冷戰 | dǎ lěng zhan | da3 leng3 zhan5 | to shiver; to shudder | | |
| 17 | 冷切 | 冷切 | lěng qiè | leng3 qie4 | cold cuts | | |
| 18 | 横眉冷对千夫指 | 橫眉冷對千夫指 | héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ | heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 qian1 fu1 zhi3 | to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun); to treat with disdain; to defy | | |
| 19 | 横眉冷对,千夫指 | 橫眉冷對,千夫指 | héng méi lěng duì , qiān fū zhǐ | heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 , qian1 fu1 zhi3 | to face a thousand fingers with a cool scowl (modern idiom); to treat with disdain; to defy | | |
| 20 | 忽冷忽热 | 忽冷忽熱 | hū lěng hū rè | hu1 leng3 hu1 re4 | now hot, now cold; (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate | | |
| 21 | 杜冷丁 | 杜冷丁 | dù lěng dīng | du4 leng3 ding1 | (medicine) dolantin (loanword); pethidine | | |
| 22 | 坐冷板凳 | 坐冷板凳 | zuò lěng bǎn dèng | zuo4 leng3 ban3 deng4 | to hold an inconsequential job; to receive a cold reception; to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience; to be out in the cold; to be sidelined; to warm the bench; to cool one's heels | | |
| 23 | 打入冷宫 | 打入冷宮 | dǎ rù lěng gōng | da3 ru4 leng3 gong1 | to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history | | |
| 24 | 吹冷风 | 吹冷風 | chuī lěng fēng | chui1 leng3 feng1 | to blow cold; damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words | | |
| 25 | 报以冷笑 | 報以冷笑 | bào yǐ lěng xiào | bao4 yi3 leng3 xiao4 | to respond with a sneer (idiom) | | |