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Hanzi

涼 / 凉

Traditional
Simplified

to let sth cool down

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

liáng, liàng

Bopomofo

ㄌㄧㄤˊ, ㄌㄧㄤˋ

Jyutping

loeng4

Example sentences

天氣變涼了。
天气变凉了。

The weather has become cool.

tiān
天氣轉涼了,出門前記得多添件衣服。
天气转凉了,出门前记得多添件衣服。

The weather is getting cold; remember to put on more clothes before going out.

清涼 / 清凉 qīngliáng
夏天喝一杯西瓜汁,感覺非常清涼。
夏天喝一杯西瓜汁,感觉非常清凉。

Drinking a glass of watermelon juice in summer feels very refreshing.

葛根可以製成澱粉,沖泡成清涼飲品。
葛根可以制成淀粉,冲泡成清凉饮品。

Kudzu root can be processed into starch and brewed into a refreshing drink.

冰涼 / 冰凉 bīngliáng
炎熱的午後,喝冰涼的水最舒服。
炎热的午后,喝冰凉的水最舒服。

On a hot afternoon, drinking cool water feels best.

泉水 quánshuǐ
山谷裡的泉水清澈又冰涼。
山谷里的泉水清澈又冰凉。

The spring water in the valley is clear and cool.

涼快 / 凉快 liángkuài
樹下很涼快。
树下很凉快。

It is very cool under the tree.

夜晚 yèwǎn
夏天的夜晚總是很涼快。
夏天的夜晚总是很凉快。

Summer nights are always very cool.

乘涼 / 乘凉 chéngliáng
夏天的傍晚,老人們喜歡在樹蔭下乘涼。
夏天的傍晚,老人们喜欢在树荫下乘凉。

In the summer evenings, the elderly like to enjoy the cool under the shade of trees.

前人種樹,後人乘涼。
前人种树,后人乘凉。

One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.

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