The New Dictionary.
Search dictionary
Chinese/Dictionary entry

核冬天

hé dōng tiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nuclear winter
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c7e827171d54edf8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

核冬天 核冬天 [he2 dong1 tian1] /nuclear winter/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 核
    hé

    pit / stone / nucleus / nuclear / to examine / to check / to verify / to investigate

  • 冬
    dōng

    winter / (onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.