adjective / verb HSK 3
Traditional 涼
cool · cold · to cool down
Meaning
凉 describes something that is pleasantly cool or cold to the touch, often referring to temperature. It can describe weather, water, food, or any object. As a verb, it means to let something cool down or become cold.
Usage
凉 typically describes a moderate coolness that is refreshing rather than uncomfortably cold (which would be 冷 lěng). Commonly used for drinking water (凉水), weather (天气凉), or to describe something that has cooled down. The reduplication 凉凉 (liángliáng) emphasizes the cool feeling.
Examples
- 01今天天气挺凉的，多穿点衣服吧。, .The weather is quite cool today, wear more clothes.
- 02把汤放凉了再喝。.Let the soup cool down before drinking it.
Common collocations
- 凉水cold water
- 凉快cool and comfortable
- 凉爽cool and refreshing
- 天凉了it's gotten cool (weather)
Antonyms
Origin
The traditional form 涼 contains the water radical 氵(water) and 京 (capital), suggesting coolness associated with water. The simplified form 凉 uses 冫(ice) radical with 京.