冷落
lěng luò HSK 6

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📚 Example Sentences

别冷落你的朋友。
Bié lěngluò nǐ de péngyou.
Don't neglect your friends.
这个房间显得很冷落。
Zhè gè fángjiān xiǎnde hěn lěngluò.
This room looks very desolate.
他被冷落在角落里。
Tā bèi lěngluò zài jiǎoluò lǐ.
He was neglected in the corner.
别冷落朋友。
Bié lěngluò péngyou.
Don't neglect friends.
他冷落了我。
Tā lěngluò le wǒ.
He snubbed me.

💡 Memory Tip

Link 冷 (cold) and 落 (to fall) to the feeling of 'falling into coldness' when someone ignores you.

📝 Usage Notes

It is commonly used to describe interpersonal relationships where one party is being ignored or excluded. The word carries a negative emotional connotation, implying hurt feelings or a sense of abandonment.

📖 Grammar Points

It is often used with passive constructions like 被/受/遭 to indicate the recipient of the action (e.g., 他被冷落了). It can also function as a transitive verb directly taking an object (e.g., 冷落客人).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese social contexts, actively avoiding冷落他人 (neglecting others) is important for maintaining group harmony and face (面子).

🔄 Similar Words

Similar to 忽视 (hūshì - to neglect, overlook) and 怠慢 (dàimàn - to slight, snub), but 冷落 specifically emphasizes the resulting feeling of loneliness and desolation.

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