晚霜 (wǎn shuāng) — late frost (spring frost that damages crops); night cream (cosmetic used before bed)
Definition
A noun with two unrelated senses: the agricultural 'late frost' (spring cold snap damaging crops) and the cosmetic 'night cream'. The same word, very different meanings — context tells you which.
noun
late frost (spring frost that damages crops)night cream (cosmetic used before bed)
Examples
- 晚霜。Jīn nián chūn tiān de wǎn shuāng dòng huài le hěn duō guǒ shù.The late frost this spring damaged many fruit trees.
- 晚霜。Wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu tú wǎn shuāng lái bǎo yǎng pí fū.I apply night cream every evening to take care of my skin.
- 晚霜。Zhè kuǎn wǎn shuāng de bǎo shī xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.This night cream has a very good moisturizing effect.
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