How to say “catch a cold” in Chinese
catch a cold
“Catch a cold” in Chinese is 着凉, zháo liáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
着凉 is read zháo liáng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 冫 “ice”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “着凉”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 着凉. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 昨天下雨，我着凉了。zuótiānxiàyǔ,wǒzháoliángleIt rained yesterday, and I caught a cold.
- 天冷了别着凉tiānlěngle,biézháoliángIt's getting cold — mind you don't catch a cold.
- 我好像着凉了wǒhǎoxiàngzháoliángleI think I've caught a cold.
- 我着凉了有点儿发烧wǒzháoliángle,yǒudiǎnrfāshāoI've caught a cold and have a slight fever.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “catch a cold” in Chinese?
“Catch a cold” in Chinese is 着凉, pinyin zháoliáng.
What does 着凉 mean?
着凉 (zháoliáng) means “catch a cold”.
How do you write 着凉?
着凉 is 2 characters: 着 (zhe) — particle: ongoing state; 凉 (liáng) — cool. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 着凉?
着凉 is read zháoliáng. Tones: zháo — second tone, liáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“catch a cold” in the lesson “Caught a cold”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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