Chinese word dictionary

受寒

shòu hán · affected by cold; to catch cold

Practice word

Word information

Simplified受寒

Traditional受寒

Pinyinshòu hán

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

受shòu

to receive, to get, to accept; to bear

寒hán

chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble

How to learn 受寒

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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受shòu

to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom

受到shòudào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)

感受gǎnshòu

to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience

寒假hánjià

winter vacation

寒冷hánlěng

cold (climate); frigid; very cold

接受jiēshòu

to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce