着凉 (zháo liáng): to catch cold

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to catch cold
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

to catch cold

Chinese explanation

因为受到冷空气或气温变化的影响，身体出现不舒服的感觉，比如打喷嚏、流鼻涕、咳嗽或轻微发冷。通常指还没有发展成严重感冒的初期状态。例如晚上睡觉没盖好被子，第二天就容易着凉。它和感冒意思接近，但着凉更强调受寒这个原因，病情一般比较轻。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

to touch

HSK 4

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms

Example sentences

I forgot to close the window when I went to bed last night, and when the wind blew in the middle of the night, I caught a cold this morning and have been sneezing nonstop.

It's raining heavily outside. Put on an extra jacket when you go out so you don't catch a cold.

After exercising yesterday, he was covered in sweat and immediately took a cold shower. As a result, he caught a cold, and today he had to ask for leave and rest at home.

The doctor told me that the weather has been changing a lot recently and it's easy to catch a cold, so I should drink more hot water and keep warm.

She always kicks off her blanket when she sleeps. Her mother worries she'll catch a cold, so she often gets up in the middle of the night to cover her up again.

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