感
冒

To catch cold in Chinese: 感冒 (gǎn mào)

gǎn mào

to catch cold

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to catch cold
  2. 2(common) cold
  3. 3(coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative)
  4. 4(Tw) to detest
  5. 5can't stand

Stroke order

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感
冒

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄢˇ

gǎn

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄠˋ

mào

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我感冒了。

    wǒ gǎn mào le。

    I caught the flu.

  • 他感冒了。

    tā gǎn mào le。

    He caught a cold.

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Related words

冒

mào

to emit

感

gǎn

to feel

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

感觉

gǎn jué

feeling

感情

gǎn qíng

emotion

感谢

gǎn xiè

(express) thanks

感激

gǎn jī

to be grateful

感受

gǎn shòu

to sense

感想

gǎn xiǎng

impressions

冒险

mào xiǎn

to take risks

感到

gǎn dào

to feel

情感

qíng gǎn

feeling

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