Chinese Word: 凉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凉 (Trad.: 涼)HSK 4

Synonym: 冷

Antonyms: 热暖温炎

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 冫

Pictophonetic: 京 (ice) indicates the sound; 冫 conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 冫 [ bīng ] ice
- 京 [ jīng ] capital city

Similar Characters: 涼谅晾惊掠

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Pinyin: liáng

English Definition: cool; cold; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421)

Chinese Definition:
①温度低：凉快。凉爽。凉意。凉气。阴凉。凉丝丝。凉亭。荒凉。
②喻灰心，失望：听到这消息，我凉了半截。
③中国西晋末年至北魏，各族统治者在西北地区建立的割据政权：五凉(前、后、南、北、西)。
④冷热。
Example Words:

凄凉	qī liáng	desolate (place)	HSK 6
凄凉	qī liáng	desolate	HSK 6
荒凉	huāng liáng	desolate	HSK 6
冰凉	bīng liáng	ice-cold
清凉	qīng liáng	cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing

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Pinyin: liàng

English Definition: to let sth cool down
Chinese Definition:
①放一会儿，使温度降低：把开水凉一凉再喝。
②冷热。

Example Sentences

1		liáng yī huì er 凉一会儿 zài 再 chī 吃。 Let it cool off a bit before you eat it.
2		wǒ men 我们 qù 去 yóu yǒng 游泳， dàn 但 shuǐ tài liáng 水太凉。 We went bathing but the water was too cold.
3		yī 一 rén 人 xiǎng 想 yào 要 rè 热 de 的， ér 而 lìng 另 yí gè 一个 rén 人 xiǎng 想 yào 要 liáng 凉 de 的。 One person wants it hot, one person wants it cold.
4		yòu 又 xún wèn 询问 tā 他 wèi shén 为什 me 么 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做， tā 他 de 的 kè rén 客人 jiě shì 解释 shuō 说， duì 对 zhe 着 dùn 炖 cài 菜 chuī 吹 kě yǐ 可以 shǐ 使 rè 热 cài 菜 liáng 凉 xià 下 lái 来。 Inquiring why he did so, his guest explained that he was blowing on the stew to cool it down.
5		tā 她 zhōu mò 周末 zhe 着 liáng 凉 le 了。 She took cold over the weekend.

More Sentences

1		liáng yī huì er 凉一会儿 zài 再 chī 吃。 Let it cool off a bit before you eat it.
2		wǒ men 我们 qù 去 yóu yǒng 游泳， dàn 但 shuǐ tài liáng 水太凉。 We went bathing but the water was too cold.
3		yī 一 rén 人 xiǎng 想 yào 要 rè 热 de 的， ér 而 lìng 另 yí gè 一个 rén 人 xiǎng 想 yào 要 liáng 凉 de 的。 One person wants it hot, one person wants it cold.
4		yòu 又 xún wèn 询问 tā 他 wèi shén 为什 me 么 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做， tā 他 de 的 kè rén 客人 jiě shì 解释 shuō 说， duì 对 zhe 着 dùn 炖 cài 菜 chuī 吹 kě yǐ 可以 shǐ 使 rè 热 cài 菜 liáng 凉 xià 下 lái 来。 Inquiring why he did so, his guest explained that he was blowing on the stew to cool it down.
5		tā 她 zhōu mò 周末 zhe 着 liáng 凉 le 了。 She took cold over the weekend.

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