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Dao Mandarin

Whats the difference between Cold"冷-凉"/ Hot"暖-热"?


冷&热



冷& 凉



冷lěng ;adj  means cold, you can say “I`m cold when you feel you are cold, but you cannot say ”我很寒冷wǒ hěn hán lěng “ 寒冷 is used to describe the weather only, You can say “今年冬天特别的寒冷jīn nián dōng tiān tè bié de hán lěng. “  This year`s winter is especially cold.

凉liáng; adj  (摸起来很凉mō qǐ lái hěn liáng. Its cold when you touch sth)means cold as well, but it usually means a sense feeling, that’s the feel after you touch sth, For example,   You instantly feel cold after shaking somebody`s hand and you feel you touched this person`s hand is 凉. You can directly tell this person” 你的手很凉啊nǐ de shǒu hěn liáng ā。 Your hand is really cold. 

例句( for instance) :

A:医生, 我感觉很冷。你觉得这是感冒的症状吗?
A:yī shēng , wǒ gǎn jué hěn lěng 。nǐ jué dé zhè shì gǎn mào de zhèng zhuàng ma ?
Doc, I feel very cold now. Do you think this is the symptom of catching a cold? 
B: 那你现在发烧吗? 
B: nà nǐ xiàn zài fā shāo ma ?
Then do you have a fever now ?
A:不,我应该不发烧,我刚摸了一下额头,感觉很凉。
A:bù ,wǒ yīng gāi bù fā shāo ,wǒ gāng mō le yī xià é tóu ,gǎn jué hěn liáng 。
No, I don’t think I am. I just touched my head and it felt cold.
凉快 :cool, this word usually means you feel cooler and comfortable when you are in the hot summer.

暖 & 热



暖和nuǎn huo: warm; adj
今天是个好天气,很暖和。
jīn tiān shì gè hǎo tiān qì,hěn nuǎn huo.
Today, it’s a good day, Its so warm

热rè: hot; adj  
这个夏天真的很热。
zhè gè xià tiān zhēn de hěn rè。
This summer is really hot.
闷热mēn rè:sultry ;adj
weather 
闷热天气;

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