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感冒

gǎn mào · gan mao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure words: 场 cháng, 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. to catch cold
  2. (common) cold
  3. (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative)
  4. (Tw) to detest
  5. can't stand
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2 examples
01

睡(shuì)觉(jiào)前(qián)我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)三(sān)片(piàn)药(yào)来(lái)治(zhì)疗(liáo)感(gǎn)冒(mào)。

Before going to bed, I took three pills to stop a cold.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wzhd · English by monahxo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)拜(bài)访(fǎng)他(tā)，因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)感(gǎn)冒(mào)了(le)。

I didn't call on him because I had a cold.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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感
gǎn

to feel; to move

冒
mào

to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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