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Pinyinliáng shuǐ
请给我一杯凉水。qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi liáng shuǐ
Please give me a glass of cold water.
夏天我喜欢喝一杯凉水。xià tiān wǒ xǐ huān hē yì bēi liáng shuǐ
In summer, I like drinking a glass of cold water.
Water served cool rather than hot, with its temperature central to drinking or cooling.
喝凉水hē liáng shuǐ
drink cold water
一杯凉水yì bēi liáng shuǐ
a glass of cold water
冷水léng shuǐ: Water that feels cold when drunk.
冰水bīng shuǐ: Very cold water with ice in it.
未加热、温度较低的水,常用来解渴或降温。wèi jiā rè wēn dù jiào dī de shuǐ cháng yòng lái jié kě huò jiàng wēn
凉水 (liángshuǐ, "cold water") is a transparent compound of 凉 (liáng, "cool") + 水 (shuǐ, "water"), so its meaning follows directly from its two parts.