cold water; unboiled water
Meanings
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cold water; cool water
Refers to water that is low in temperature, not necessarily icy cold, often contrasted with hot or warm water.
Don't drink cold water immediately after exercising.
The cool water from the well is especially thirst-quenching.
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This water is too cold.
Washing your face with cold water can wake you up.
noun
unboiled water; raw water
Refers to water that has not been boiled or treated, often implying it is unsafe to drink directly from the tap or a natural source. This contrasts with 开水 (boiled water).
When traveling in the wild, don't drink unboiled water directly.
Drinking raw water can easily give you diarrhea.
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These vegetables need to be scalded with boiled water; you can't wash them with unboiled water.
Tap water is unboiled water and can't be drunk directly.