Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
冷水
lěngshuǐ
Description
冷水就是不热的水，比如从水龙头出来的凉水。
"冷水" is water that is not hot, such as the cool water coming from a faucet.
天气热的时候，很多人喜欢喝冷水或者用冷水洗脸。
When the weather is hot, many people like to drink "冷水" or wash their face with "冷水".
Meanings
冷水lěngshuǐ
cold water
我用冷水洗手。
I wash my hands with cold water.
泼冷水pō lěngshuǐ
to dampen someone's enthusiasm
别给他泼冷水，让他试试吧。
Don't discourage him; let him try.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
冷 (cold) + 水 (water), a transparent compound.
- Nuance
冷水 is unheated tap water; 凉水 often means cooled boiled water in some regions.
In videos
“这里是红色的是热水蓝色的是冷水”
“鸡蛋在冷水里面。”
Images