冷
水

Cold water in Chinese: 冷水 (lěng shuǐ)

lěng shuǐ

cold water

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Definitions

  1. 1cold water
  2. 2unboiled water
  3. 3fig. not yet ready (of plans)

Stroke order

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冷
水

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄥˇ

lěng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄨㄟˇ

shuǐ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他每天早上用冷水洗脸。

    tā měi tiān zǎo shàng yòng lěng shuǐ xǐ liǎn。

    He washes his face with cold water every morning.

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Related words

冷

lěng

cold

水

shuǐ

water

水果

shuǐ guǒ

fruit

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

冷静

lěng jìng

calm

胶水

jiāo shuǐ

glue

药水

yào shuǐ

medicine in liquid form

凉水

liáng shuǐ

cool water

海水

hǎi shuǐ

seawater

寒冷

hán lěng

cold (climate)

开水

kāi shuǐ

boiled water

泪水

lèi shuǐ

teardrop

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