着凉 zháoliáng to catch cold
to catch cold; Taiwan pr.
How to remember 着凉: 着 ongoing action (verb suffix) + 凉 cool = to catch cold.
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How it is used
- To catch a chill / catch cold from exposure - 小心着凉 (xiǎoxīn zháoliáng) careful not to catch cold; 昨晚着凉了 caught a chill last night.
- 着 reads zháo here. It's catching cold specifically from cold exposure (draft, thin clothes); 感冒 (gǎnmào) is the resulting cold/flu illness itself.
Example sentences
- 他着凉了。 Tā zháoliáng le.He has a cold.
- 小心不要着凉。 Xiǎoxīn búyào zháoliáng.Take care not to catch a cold.
- 我太太很容易就会着凉。 Wǒ tàitài hěn róngyì jiù huì zháoliáng.My wife catches colds easily.