# 严寒 (yánhán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 严寒 (yánhán) means “severe cold; bitter winter”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: severe cold; bitter winter
- Pinyin: yánhán (yan2 han2)
- Traditional: 嚴寒
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他们冒着严寒继续前进。
  Tāmen màozhe yánhán jìxù qiánjìn.
  They braved the severe cold and continued to advance.

## Characters

- [严](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-strict/) (yán): strict; rigorous
- 寒 (hán): cold; poor

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-han-severe-cold/

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