Word

凉 (liáng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

Meaning of 凉

形 xíng adjective

cool

今天天气很凉。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn liáng

The weather is cool today.

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Word breakdown

凉 liáng — cool

1 凉快 liáng kuài — cool HSK 3
- 凉 cool
- 快 pleasant, comfortable
Example

今天天气很凉快。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn liáng kuài

The weather is very cool today.
2 着凉 zháo liáng — to catch cold HSK 5
- 着 to catch, to be affected by
- 凉 cold, coolness
Example

外面很冷，多穿点衣服，别着凉了。

wài miàn hěn lěng duō chuān diǎn yī fu bié zháo liáng le

It's very cold outside, wear more clothes, don't catch cold.
3 凄凉 qī liáng — desolate HSK 7
- 凄 bleak, cold, miserable
- 凉 cold, cool (reinforcing the bleak atmosphere)
Example

秋风吹过，景色显得十分凄凉。

qiū fēng chuī guò jǐng sè xiǎn de shí fēn qī liáng

The autumn wind blows, and the scenery appears very desolate.
4 凉爽 liáng shuǎng — cool and refreshing HSK 7
- 凉 cool (temperature)
- 爽 refreshing, pleasant
Example

今天天气很凉爽。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn liáng shuǎng

The weather is very cool and refreshing today.
5 清凉 qīng liáng — cool and refreshing HSK 7
- 清 clear, pure, fresh
- 凉 cool, cold
Example

清晨的空气清凉宜人。

qīng chén de kōng qì qīng liáng yí rén

The morning air is cool and pleasant.

Structure & writing

1 凉 liáng — cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷)

凉 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 冫 bīng — ice radical

冫 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion 次 cì order; rank

HSK 3

冰 bīng ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C 决 jué to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water 净 jìng clean; neat 凉 liáng cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷) 凌 líng to bully, oppress, or humiliate

HSK 4

况 kuàng situation; condition 减 jiǎn to subtract or remove a part from a whole

HSK 5

冲 chōng to pour boiling water over; (of water current) to strike against 冻 dòng to freeze (of a liquid or water-containing substance) 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)

HSK 6

匀 yún even, uniform; to make even

HSK 7

冶 yě to smelt (metal) 凄 qī cool; cold 凋 diāo withered, faded 凑 còu to piece together; to gather 凝 níng to congeal; (of liquid) to solidify due to cold or heat, or (of gas) to liquefy due to lower temperature or higher pressure

1.2 京 jīng — capital city of a country

京 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 2

就 jiù to move close to; to approach

HSK 3

凉 liáng cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷)

HSK 4

惊 jīng （of mules, horses, etc.）to bolt out of control in fright 景 jǐng situation; circumstance 谅 liàng to understand and forgive

HSK 6

晾 liàng to dry clothes in the sun or in a ventilated place

HSK 7

掠 lüè to plunder; to seize by force 鲸 jīng whale (large marine mammal)

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