lěngquè

冷却

Word · VerbTraditional冷卻

cool down; cooling

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to cool down; to become cool

Refers to a natural or spontaneous decrease in temperature of an object.

Ràng让
rè热
tāng汤
zì自
rán然
lěng冷
què却
hòu后
zài再
hē喝
 。

Let the hot soup cool down naturally before drinking it.

Jīn金
shǔ属
zài在
kōng空
qì气
zhōng中
huì会
màn慢
màn慢
lěng冷
què却
 。

Metal will gradually cool down in the air.

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Huǒ火
shān山
róng熔
yán岩
xū需
yào要
hěn很
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
cái才
néng能
lěng冷
què却
 。

Volcanic lava takes a long time to cool.

2.

verb

to cool; to reduce the temperature of something

Refers to the active process of lowering an object's temperature, often using a medium or device.

Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
yòng用
lěng冷
què却
jì剂
gěi给
fā发
dòng动
jī机
jiàng降
wēn温
 。

The engineer used coolant to cool the engine.

Zhè这
ge个
xì系
tǒng统
kě可
yǐ以
kuài快
sù速
lěng冷
què却
gāo高
wēn温
bù部
jiàn件
 。

This system can rapidly cool high-temperature components.

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Gōng工
chǎng厂
xū需
yào要
dà大
xíng型
lěng冷
què却
tǎ塔
lái来
chǔ处
lǐ理
fèi废
shuǐ水
 。

The factory needs large cooling towers to treat wastewater.