乘凉

chéng liáng

Rare

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1. to cool off in the shade

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Words Containing 乘凉

• 前人栽树，后人乘凉 前人栽树，后人乘凉 qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng: to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
• 大树底下好乘凉 大树底下好乘凉 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng: lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

Child Words of 乘凉

• 乘 乘 chéng: to ride
• 乘 乘 shèng: (archaic) four horse military chariot
• 凉 凉 liáng: the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[nán liáng] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
• 凉 凉 liàng: to let sth cool down