zai3 laang5製冷制冷
Jyutpingzai3 laang5
Yalejai láahng
Definition
To refrigerate, cool down, or produce cold air.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the mechanical process of lowering temperature, making it a technical term rather than a casual one. While you might see it on appliance settings or in engineering contexts, people usually just say 凍 or 涼 when talking about the actual feeling of the air. It is most commonly encountered on remote controls for air conditioners or in industrial descriptions.
Examples
Do you know how to turn on the cooling mode?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a general verb for making things cold, such as putting a drink in the fridge, which would be 擺入雪櫃 or 雪凍.
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Grammar guides
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