乘凉

Traditional乘涼

  1. to enjoy the cool; to relax in a cool place (esp. in hot weather)

Related words

凉liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)凉快liáng kuaipleasantly cool (weather etc)凉爽liáng shuǎngcool and refreshing清凉qīng liángcool清爽qīng shuǎngfresh and cool清风qīng fēngcool breeze荫yīn(bound form) shade (of a tree)荫凉yìn liángshady and cool

Appears in

前人栽树，后人乘凉qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liángto enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)大树底下好乘凉dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liánglit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

Found in idioms

前人栽树，后人乘凉qián rén zāi shù，hòu rén chéng liángprofiting by the labor of one's forefathers

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