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冷却

lěng què · leng que

Traditional 冷卻

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to cool (lit. and fig.)
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Soup needs to cool

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)锅(guō)汤(tāng)太(tài)烫(tàng)了(le)！

    This pot of soup is too hot!

  2. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)放(fàng)一会儿(yīhuìr)，等(děng)它(tā)冷却(lěngquè)一下(yīxià)。

    Leave it a while and let it cool down.

  3. Liangliang

    要(yào)冷却(lěngquè)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does it need to cool?

  4. Dengdeng

    十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)左右(zuǒyòu)。

    About ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)洗手(xǐshǒu)。

    OK, then I will wash my hands first.

  6. Dengdeng

    别(bié)洗(xǐ)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，不然(bùrán)汤(tāng)凉(liáng)了(le)，又(yòu)要(yào)重新(chóngxīn)热(rè)。

    Do not take too long, or the soup gets cold and we have to heat it again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

金(jīn)属(shǔ)冷(lěng)却(què)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)会(huì)收(shōu)缩(suō)。

Metals contract when they cool.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

等(děng)汤(tāng)冷(lěng)却(què)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)再(zài)喝(hē)，别(bié)烫(tàng)着(zháo)。

Wait for the soup to cool down a bit before drinking; don't burn yourself.

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