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凉 liáng cool

cool; cold

How to remember 凉: 冫 ice + 京 capital = cool. A waiter drops ice into the lemonade of tourists sweating in the capital, and the whole terrace slowly cools down.

  • 1,581. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 冫

Component breakdown

凉 = 冫 ice + 京 capital

  • 冫 ice
  • 京 capital
The Gushi story

A waiter drops ice into the lemonade of tourists sweating in the capital, and the whole terrace slowly cools down.

How it is used

  • "Cool" in the pleasant or mildly cold sense - 天气凉了 (tiānqì liáng le) the weather's turned cool, 凉快 (liángkuai) nice and cool.
  • Of food/drink it means cooled-down or served cold - 汤凉了 (tāng liáng le) the soup's gone cold, 凉菜 (liángcài) cold dishes; contrast 冷 (lěng), which is plain cold and stronger.
  • 着凉 (zháoliáng) = to catch a chill / catch cold, a fixed verb: 别着凉 (bié zháoliáng) don't catch cold.
  • Figurative 凄凉/荒凉 (qīliáng/huāngliáng) = bleak, desolate - the 'cold' feeling of a place or mood.

Words with 凉

Example sentences

  • 夏天洗澡很凉快。 Xiàtiān xǐzǎo hěn liángkuai.Taking a bath in summer is very refreshing [lit., "cool"]. .