冷却 lěngquè to cool
(literally and fig.) to cool
How to remember 冷却: 冷 cold + 却 but = to cool.
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How it is used
- 'To cool down' - physical: 让引擎冷却 (ràng yǐnqíng lěngquè) to let the engine cool; 冷却系统 cooling system.
- Also figurative, of enthusiasm or a situation cooling off: 热情逐渐冷却 (rèqíng zhújiàn lěngquè) the passion gradually cooled.