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liáng
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. 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)
  2. 2. cool

Words Containing 凉

五凉
wǔ 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
liáng liáng

cool

凉茶
liáng chá

Chinese herb tea

西凉
xī liáng

Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)

凉城
liáng chéng

Liangcheng county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

凄凉
qī liáng

mournful

世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

黄花菜都凉了
huáng huā cài dōu liáng le

fig. to arrive late

凉城县
liáng chéng xiàn

Liangcheng county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

阴凉
yīn liáng

shady

喝凉水都塞牙
hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

(coll.) to be out of luck

拔凉拔凉
bá liáng bá liáng

chilled

乘凉
chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

凉水
liáng shuǐ

cool water

阴凉处
yīn liáng chù

shady place

荒凉
huāng liáng

desolate

凉皮
liáng pí

liangpi (noodle-like dish)

凉鞋
liáng xié

sandal

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)

说风凉话
shuō fēng liáng huà

to sneer

平凉地区
píng liáng dì qū

Pingliang prefecture in Gansu

人走茶凉
rén zǒu chá liáng

lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)

后凉
hòu liáng

Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)

罗马凉鞋
luó mǎ liáng xié

Roman sandals

手搭凉棚
shǒu dā liáng péng

to shade one's eyes with one's hand

清凉
qīng liáng

cool

凉山彝族自治州
liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu

Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

凉了半截
liáng le bàn jié

felt a chill (in one's heart)

凉亭
liáng tíng

pavilion

凉意
liáng yì

a slight chill

凉爽
liáng shuǎng

cool and refreshing

平凉市
píng liáng shì

Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu

秋凉
qiū liáng

the cool of autumn

凉州区
liáng zhōu qū

Liangzhou district of Wuwei city 武威市[wǔ wēi shì], Gansu

大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

纳凉
nà liáng

to enjoy the cool air

凉粉
liáng fěn

liangfen (Chinese dish)

凉州
liáng zhōu

Liangzhou district of Wuwei city 武威市[wǔ wēi shì], Gansu

前凉
qián liáng

Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)

苍凉
cāng liáng

desolate

凉棚
liáng péng

mat awning

倒吸一口凉气
dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)

着凉
zháo liáng

Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng]

凉快
liáng kuai

pleasantly cool

北凉
běi liáng

Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)

清补凉
qīng bǔ liáng

ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup

清凉油
qīng liáng yóu

soothing ointment

凉席
liáng xí

summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo)

风凉话
fēng liáng huà

sneering

冲凉
chōng liáng

(dialect) to take a shower

平凉
píng liáng

Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu

南凉
nán liáng

Southern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (397-414)

荫凉
yìn liáng

shady and cool

心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng

a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)

悲凉
bēi liáng

sorrowful