lěngquán

冷泉

Word · Noun

cold spring

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

cold spring; a spring whose water temperature is below the local annual average temperature

formal

A geological/hydrological term. Contrasts with '温泉' (hot spring). The water feels cool or cold to the touch, not warmed by geothermal heat.

Zhè这
zuò座
shān山
yǐ以
qīng清
chè澈
de的
lěng冷
quán泉
wén闻
míng名
 。

This mountain is famous for its clear cold springs.

Xià夏
tiān天
hē喝
yī一
kǒu口
lěng冷
quán泉
de的
shuǐ水
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
jiě解
kě渴
 。

Taking a sip of cold spring water is very thirst-quenching in summer.

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Dì地
zhì质
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
ge个
lěng冷
quán泉
de的
chéng成
yīn因
 。

Geologists are studying the formation of this cold spring.