The word 凉拌 is formed by combining the character 凉, meaning "cold" or "cool", with the character 拌, meaning "to mix" or "to toss". Together, they directly denote the action of mixing food ingredients in a cold state, typically referring to a method of preparing cold dishes.
Word Definition - 凉拌
liáng bànto dress cold food with sauce; (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[bàn] instead of its homophone 辦|办[bàn])