凉 (liáng) means Cool (cold - disappointed). Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
溪水非常清 凉 。
Xī shuǐ fēicháng qīngliáng.
The stream water is cool and clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 溪
多穿点，别着 凉 。
Duō chuān diǎn, bié zháo liáng.
Wear more so you do not catch a chill.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 着凉
晚上比白天 凉 快多了。
Wǎnshang bǐ báitiān liángkuai duō le.
The evening is much cooler than the daytime.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 凉快
凉 的东西吃多了伤胃。
Liáng de dōngxi chī duō le shāng wèi.
Eating too many cold things hurts the stomach.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 胃
他晚年的生活有些凄 凉 。
Tā wǎnnián de shēnghuó yǒuxiē qīliáng.
His later years were rather bleak.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 凄凉
多穿点衣服，以免着 凉 。
Duō chuān diǎn yīfu, yǐmiǎn zháoliáng.
Wear more clothes so you don't catch cold.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以免
冬天的海边显得格外荒 凉 。
Dōngtiān de hǎibiān xiǎnde géwài huāngliáng.
The seaside in winter looks especially bleak.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒凉
冬天的老屋显得格外凄 凉 。
Dōngtiān de lǎowū xiǎnde géwài qīliáng.
The old house looks especially desolate in winter.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 凄凉
这里从前是一片荒 凉 的沙地。
Zhèlǐ cóngqián shì yí piàn huāngliáng de shādì.
This used to be a stretch of desolate sand.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒凉
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Words that contain 凉
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Questions about 凉
How is 凉 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 凉 (liáng, "Cool (cold - disappointed)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 凉 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 凉 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 凉?
The dictionary page for 凉 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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