流感 liúgǎn flu
flu; influenza
How to remember 流感: 流 flow + 感 feel = flu.
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How it is used
- Influenza/the flu - 得了流感 (déle liúgǎn) to catch the flu, 流感疫苗 flu vaccine.
- An abbreviation of 流行性感冒 (liúxíngxìng gǎnmào) 'epidemic cold.'
- More serious/contagious than an ordinary 感冒 (gǎnmào, a common cold).
- 禽流感 (qín liúgǎn) = avian/bird flu.
Example sentences
- 我接种了流感疫苗。 Wǒ jiēzhòng le liúgǎnyìmiáo.I had a flu shot.