冲凉

沖涼
chōngliáng
verb #20,498

Meanings

  1. 1 to take a shower (Cantonese/southern dialect)
  2. 2 to bathe

Examples

Tiānqì tài rè, wǒ qù chōng gè liáng.
It's too hot; I'm going to take a shower.
Guǎngdōng rén xǐhuān shuō 'chōngliáng' ér bú shì 'xǐzǎo'.
Cantonese speakers tend to say 'chongliáng' rather than 'xǐzǎo' for bathing.

Tips

register
冲凉 is strongly associated with Cantonese () and southern Chinese usage (广东, 广西, 香港). In standard Mandarin, 洗澡 (xǐzǎo) or 冲澡 (chōngzǎo) are the preferred terms. Outside southern China, 冲凉 may sound regional or informal.

Stroke Order

chōng
liáng