凉水 (liáng shuǐ) — cold water (as opposed to hot water); unboiled water (tap water, not yet boiled)

Definition

Examples

• 夏天的时候，我喜欢喝凉水。
  Xià tiān de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan hē liáng shuǐ.
  In summer, I like drinking cold water.
• 在中国，人们一般不直接喝凉水，要喝烧开的开水。
  Zài zhōng guó, rén men yì bān bù zhí jiē hē liáng shuǐ, yào hē shāo kāi de kāi shuǐ.
  In China, people generally don't drink unboiled water directly; they drink boiled water.
• 医生建议我多喝热水，不要喝凉水。
  Yī shēng jiàn yì wǒ duō hē rè shuǐ, bú yào hē liáng shuǐ.
  The doctor advised me to drink more hot water and not to drink cold water.