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to catch a cold

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gan3mao4 gǎnmào

Meaning


Primary

to catch a cold

Alternatives

catch a cold, catching a cold, catches a cold, caught a cold, to catch cold, catch cold, common cold, cold, to get sick, get sick

Mnemonic


感冒 To catch a cold is to have your body 感 feel a 冒 risky virus and raise your body temperature as a result in order to fight it.

Usage


她 感冒 了。

She caught a cold.

感冒 了 要 多 喝 水, 多 休息。

If you've caught a cold, you should drink more water and rest more.

她 因为 感冒 而 请 了 一 天 假。

She took a day off because she caught a cold.

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