冷缩热胀 lěngsuōrèzhàng expand when hot and contract when cold Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 冷 lěng adjective cold low temperature; chilly; to feel cold缩 縮 suō verb to shrink to shrink; to contract; to reduce in size or length热 熱 rè adjective hot hot in temperature; feeling hot; the opposite of 冷 lěng胀 脹 zhàng nounverb to swell to swell or expand in volume, often due to heat or pressure