冷却 meaning in English

lěngquè

(lit. and fig.) to cool

Traditional 冷卻14 strokes

Meaning of 冷却

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lěngquè
  1. (lit. and fig.) to cool

冷却 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài你nǐ侍shì酒jiǔ前qián最zuì好hǎo先xiān将jiāng白bái葡pú萄táo酒jiǔ冷lěng却què一yī下xià。
It's better to chill white wine before you serve it.
金jīn属shǔ冷lěng却què的de时shí候hòu会huì收shōu缩suō。
Metals contract when they cool.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

冷 lěng · cold · 7 strokes

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却 què · but · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 冷却.

冷静lěngjìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
寒冷hánlěngcold (climate); frigid
却是què shìnevertheless; actually
冷水lěngshuǐcold water; unboiled water
冷气lěngqìcold air; air conditioning
冷酷lěngkùunfeeling; callous
冷漠lěngmòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
冷冻lěngdòngto freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing
冷淡lěngdàncold; indifferent
冷战lěngzhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
冷酷无情lěngkù-wúqíngcold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
冷落lěngluòdesolate; unfrequented

Questions about 冷却

What does 冷却 mean?

冷却 (lěngquè) means "(lit. and fig.) to cool".

How do you write 冷却?

冷却 is made of 2 characters: 冷 (7 strokes), 却 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

How is 冷却 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 冷却 is written 冷卻.