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忽冷忽热
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忽冷忽热 — “To be inconsistent in one's feelings, attitude, or treatment of others”

忽冷忽热 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be inconsistent in one's feelings, attitude, or treatment of others”. To blow hot and cold; to be fickle and unpredictable in temperament. Literally, “Suddenly cold, suddenly hot”.

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忽冷忽热 Pronunciation and Pinyin

忽冷忽热 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
忽
hū8suddenly, neglect, tiny
冷
lěng7cold, quiet, or indifferent
忽
hū8suddenly, neglect, tiny
热
rè10hot, heat, fever, popular

Example Sentence with 忽冷忽热

她对这份兼职工作总是忽冷忽热,导致任务完成效率很低。
Her attitude towards this part-time job is always blowing hot and cold, which results in very low task completion efficiency.

Idioms Related to 忽冷忽热

More idioms starting with 忽

  • hū忽hū忽bù不lè乐dispirited, absent-minded, and unhappy
  • hū忽hū忽rú如kuáng狂dazed and confused, as if mad
  • hū忽yǐn隐hū忽xiàn现appear and disappear intermittently

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What does 忽冷忽热 mean?

忽冷忽热 (hū lěng hū rè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be inconsistent in one's feelings, attitude, or treatment of others”.

How do you pronounce 忽冷忽热?

忽冷忽热 is pronounced hū lěng hū rè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 忽冷忽热 literally mean?

Literally, 忽冷忽热 means “Suddenly cold, suddenly hot”. It is used to mean “to be inconsistent in one's feelings, attitude, or treatment of others”.

What is the Chinese definition of 忽冷忽热?

指时而冷静,时而感情冲动,情绪不稳定。

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