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清凉

qīng liáng
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. cool
  2. 2. refreshing
  3. 3. (of clothing) skimpy
  4. 4. revealing

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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炎热
yán rè

blistering hot

温度

Register variants

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暴露
bào lù

to expose

服装

Synonyms

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凉爽
liáng shuǎng

cool and refreshing

天气
凉快
liáng kuai

pleasantly cool

天气或身体感觉

Usage notes

Collocations

When describing weather or a refreshing sensation, 清凉 often pairs with 感觉 or 天气.

Common mistakes

清凉 is not used to describe food or drinks as 'cool' in the culinary sense; use 凉 or 冰 instead.

Example Sentences

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夏天的微风很 清凉 。
The summer breeze is very cool and refreshing.

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Words Containing 清凉

清凉油
qīng liáng yóu

soothing ointment

Child Words of 清凉

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
liàng

to let sth cool down

清
qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean