感冒 (gǎn mào) — (noun) cold (the illness); (verb) to catch a cold; (verb, colloquial) to be interested in (usually used in the negative)
Definition
Mostly the everyday word for a cold (illness): as a noun the disease, as a verb the act of catching it. 着凉 specifically means catching a cold from getting cold. The colloquial 'be interested in' sense is used almost only in the negative (我对…不感冒).
noun
cold (the illness)(verb, colloquial) to be interested in (usually used in the negative)
verb
to catch a cold
Measure word · 场, 次
Examples
- 感冒，。Tā gǎn mào le, bù néng lái shàng kè.He caught a cold and can't come to class.
- 感冒，。gǎn mào Yào duō hē shuǐ, duō xiū xi.When you have a cold, you should drink more water and rest more.
- 感冒。Wǒ duì zú qiú bù gǎn mào.I'm not interested in soccer.
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