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感冒 (gǎn mào): To catch a cold (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

感 • gǎn • feeling; sense
gǎn感

feeling; sense

冒 • mào • to emit, to risk, to counterfeit
mào冒

to emit, to risk, to counterfeit

Word Info

Pinyingǎn mào
Meaningto catch a cold
Characters2
SyntaxVerb
4.

Readings & Senses

gǎn mào(gan mao)
1. [verb]to catch a cold[HSK3]
2. [noun/verb]to catch a cold[HSK 3.0 · L3]
5.

How to Use 感冒 in Sentences

Verb + Object
yù预
fáng防
gǎn感
mào冒
neutral
prevent a cold
dé得
le了
gǎn感
mào冒
neutral
catch a cold
Noun + Nounwith药
gǎn感
mào冒
yào药
neutral
Measure Word + Nounwith场
yī一
chǎng场
gǎn感
mào冒
Adjective + Nounwith重
zhòng重
gǎn感
mào冒
6.

Example Sentences with 感冒

wǒ我
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
。
I have a cold.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 感冒.

  • 故事gù shistory; tale; plot
  • 重要zhòng yàoimportant
  • 头发tóu fahair
  • 街道jiē dàoroad
  • 北方běi fāngthe north
  • 决定jué dìngdecide
  • 声音shēng yīnsound
  • 帮忙bāng mánglend a hand
  • 个子gè ziheight; stature
  • 选择xuǎn zéchoice
  • 中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]
  • 小心xiǎo xīntake care
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 感冒.

Words with 感
  • 感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
  • 感兴趣gǎn xìng qùto be interested (in)
  • 感人gǎn réntouching; moving
cold medicine
neutral
a bout of cold
neutral
bad cold
zuì最
jìn近
liú流
gǎn感
gāo高
fā发
，
dà大
jiā家
yào要
zhù注
yì意
yù预
fáng防
gǎn感
mào冒
。
The flu is prevalent recently, everyone should pay attention to preventing colds.
nǐ你
zuó昨
tiān天
lín淋
le了
yǔ雨
，
jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
gǎn感
mào冒
de的
jì迹
xiàng象
？
You got caught in the rain yesterday, are there any signs of a cold today?
tiān天
qì气
biàn变
lěng冷
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
róng容
yì易
gǎn感
mào冒
。
When the weather gets cold, many people easily catch a cold.
tā他
shēn身
tǐ体
hěn很
hǎo好
，
jī几
hū乎
cóng从
bù不
gǎn感
mào冒
。
He is in good health and almost never catches a cold.
感动
gǎn dòng
move (emotionally)
  • 感情gǎn qíngfeeling
  • 感觉gǎn juéfeel
  • 感谢gǎn xièto thank
  • 情感qíng gǎnfeeling
    • Words with 冒
    • 冒险mào xiǎntake a risk; adventure
    • 冒充mào chōngpretend to be; pass somebody or something off as
    • 冒犯mào fànto offend
    • 假冒jiǎ màoFake
    • 冒昧mào mèiBold
    • 冒失mào shirash; reckless
    • 冒汗mào hànto sweat, to perspire
    • 冒泡mào pàoto bubble; to surface briefly (online)