How to Say “I am cold” in Chinese
Feelings and opinions
"I am cold" in Chinese is 我冷 (wǒ lěng). 我冷 (wǒ lěng) works for personal cold, but Chinese speakers often prefer 我有点冷 (I am a bit cold) as it sounds less demanding. The weather-cold is 天气冷 (tiānqì lěng).
Primary translation
我冷
wǒ lěng
Variants by register
Casual
好冷啊
hǎo lěng a
When to use it
我冷 (wǒ lěng) works for personal cold, but Chinese speakers often prefer 我有点冷 (I am a bit cold) as it sounds less demanding. The weather-cold is 天气冷 (tiānqì lěng). Opposite: 我热 (I am hot). For "it is cold" as a general comment: 好冷啊 (so cold!). Requests related to temperature: 关一下空调 (turn off the AC), 开暖气 (turn on the heat). 暖气 (nuǎnqì) is central heating; piped to northern cities November–March but absent in southern China.
Example sentences
我有点冷，关一下空调。
Wǒ yǒu diǎn lěng, guān yíxià kōngtiáo.
I am a bit cold, please turn off the AC.
今天好冷啊。
Jīntiān hǎo lěng a.
It is so cold today.
多穿一点，不要感冒。
Duō chuān yì diǎn, búyào gǎnmào.
Wear more, do not catch a cold.
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