凉爽

liáng shuǎng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. cool and refreshing

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 炎热 yán rè 炎热 yán rè blistering hot 凉爽 means cool and refreshing, opposite of scorching hot.: blistering hot

Related words

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• 清新 qīng xīn 清新 qīng xīn Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong Often used together to describe fresh and cool air.: Qingxin county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong
• 酷热 kù rè 酷热 kù rè torrid heat Useful contrasting word: extreme heat vs. pleasant coolness.: torrid heat

Synonyms

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• 凉快 liáng kuai 凉快 liáng kuai pleasantly cool Both mean pleasantly cool, but 凉快 is more common in spoken Chinese.: pleasantly cool

Usage notes

Collocations

凉爽 often pairs with 天气 (weather) or 空气 (air) to describe a refreshing coolness, e.g., 凉爽的天气.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 凉爽 (pleasantly cool) with 冷 (cold, often unpleasant). Using 凉爽 for freezing weather is incorrect.

Example Sentences

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今天天气很 凉爽 ，我们去公园散步吧。

The weather is cool and refreshing today; let's go for a walk in the park.

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Child Words of 凉爽

• 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
• 爽 爽 shuǎng: bright