凉水
liáng shuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

凉水
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liáng shuǐ
  1. cool water
  2. unboiled water

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
shuǐ guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
Shuǐ píng zuò
  1. 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. 1 to be confused
  2. 2 to be baffled
xià shuǐ
  1. 1 downstream
  2. 2 to go into the water
  3. 3 to put into water
  4. 4 to launch (a ship)
  5. 5 fig. to fall into bad ways
  6. 6 to lead astray
  7. 7 to go to pot
xià shuǐ dào
  1. 1 sewer
bīng shuǐ
  1. 1 iced water
lěng shuǐ
  1. 1 cold water
  2. 2 unboiled water
  3. 3 fig. not yet ready (of plans)
chū shuǐ
  1. 1 to discharge water
  2. 2 to appear out of the water
  3. 3 to break the surface
fēn shuǐ lǐng
  1. 1 dividing range
  2. 2 drainage divide
  3. 3 (fig.) dividing line
  4. 4 watershed
huà zhuāng shuǐ
  1. 1 skin toner
kǒu shuǐ
  1. 1 saliva
mò shuǐ
  1. 1 ink
  2. 2 CL:瓶[píng]
Dà lì Shuǐ shǒu
  1. 1 Popeye (the Sailor)
Tiān shuǐ
  1. 1 Tianshui prefecture level city in Gansu
nǎi shuǐ
  1. 1 mother's milk
Shān shuǐ
  1. 1 Sansui, Japanese company
xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ
  1. 1 to be at peace with oneself
dǎ shuǐ
  1. 1 to draw water
  2. 2 to splash water

Idioms (20)

一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
  1. 1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
  1. 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
  3. 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ
  1. 1 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山穷水尽
shān qióng shuǐ jìn
  1. 1 mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
  2. 2 nowhere to go

Sample Sentences

哎,我也一样,喝凉水都能长肉!像我们这么好吃懒做的,运动和节食肯定坚持不了,要不我们吃减肥药吧?
āi ,wǒ yě yíyàng ,hē liángshuǐ dōu néng zhǎngròu !xiàng wǒmen zhème hàochīlǎnzuò de ,yùndòng hé jiéshí kěndìng jiānchí bùliǎo ,yàobu wǒmen chī jiǎnféi yào ba ?
Oh, same here. I get fat just drinking cold water. Lazy food-lovers like us definitely can't keep to a diet or exercise regimen. How about we take some weight-loss medicine?
婆婆,我不是这个意思。只是在我的家乡并没有这种习俗。女人生完孩子马上就可以洗澡了,长这么大也没听说她们生什么病啊。还有您刚才跟我说的那个什么“坐月子”,整整一个月,不能吃冰激凌、喝凉水,不能洗澡,不能吹风,不能干家务,不能出去运动,每天只能躺在床上休息,还要喝一大堆鸡汤和鱼汤什么的,我觉得简直是受罪啊。
pópo ,wǒ bù shì zhège yìsi 。zhǐshì zài wǒ de jiāxiāng bìng méiyǒu zhèzhǒng xísú 。nǚrén shēngwán háizi mǎshàng jiù kěyǐ xǐzǎo le ,zhǎng zhème dà yě méi tīngshuō tāmen shēng shénme bìng a 。háiyǒu nín gāngcái gēn wǒ shuō de nàge shénme “zuòyuèzi ”,zhěngzhěng yīgeyuè ,bùnéng chī bīngjīlíng 、hē liángshuǐ ,bùnéng xǐzǎo ,bùnéng chuīfēng ,bùnéng gànjiāwù ,bùnéng chūqù yùndòng ,měitiān zhǐnéng tǎng zài chuáng shang xiūxi ,háiyào hē yīdàduī jītāng hé yútāng shénmede ,wǒ juéde jiǎnzhí shì shòuzuì a 。