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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

凉 [liáng]
  1. 1. adjective [冷] cool
  2. 2. adjective [灰心] disappointed

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

凉 [liáng]
  1. 1. adjective cool; cold
    凉风
    cool breeze
    天气忽然凉了。
    The weather has suddenly got cold.
    饭凉了。
    The food's got cold.
  2. 2. adjective discouraged; disappointed
    一听这消息他就凉了半截。
    His heart sank at the news.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

凉 [liáng]
  1. 1. 形 温度较低；微寒(比"冷"的程度浅)
    天气转凉
    凉爽
    凉茶。
  2. 2. 形 悲伤
    悲凉。
  3. 3. 形 冷落；不热闹
    荒凉
    苍凉
    凄凉。
  4. 4. 名 指阴凉的环境或凉风
    歇凉
    乘凉
    纳凉。
  5. 5. 形 防暑避热用的
    凉席
    凉鞋。
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Examples

用碗把菜扣上，免得凉了。
Cover the food with a bowl to keep it from getting cold.
一听这消息他就凉了半截。
His heart sank at the news.
凉一会儿再吃。
Let it cool off a bit before you eat it.
冷风吹了我个透心儿凉。
The cold wind chilled me to the bone.
我一听他变卦了，马上就觉得透心儿凉。
I felt bitterly disappointed when I heard that he had changed his mind.
心静自然凉。
So long as one keeps calm, one doesn't feel the heat too much.
树阴底下比屋子里要凉快些。
It is cooler under the tree than in the room.
他这场病的诱因是着了凉。
His illness was brought on by a chill.
开水太烫，拿两个杯子折一折就凉了。
The water's boiling hot. Pour it from one cup to another to cool it.
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冫
[bīng]		 + 京
[jīng]

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