How to Say “I am cold” in Chinese
Feelings and opinions · HSK 1
"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.