Definition

Examples

• 冬天北风凛冽，街上行人很少。
  Dōngtiān běifēng lǐn liè, jiē shàng xíngrén hěn shǎo.
  In winter the north wind is piercingly cold, and there are few pedestrians on the streets.
• 清晨的凛冽寒风吹得人睁不开眼睛。
  Qīngchén de lǐn liè hánfēng chuī de rén zhēng bù kāi yǎnjīng.
  The piercingly cold wind in the early morning made it hard to open one's eyes.
• 虽然天气凛冽，他仍然坚持每天跑步。
  Suīrán tiānqì lǐn liè, tā réngrán jiānchí měitiān pǎobù.
  Although the weather is piercingly cold, he still insists on running every day.