Chinese word dictionary

感冒

gǎnmào · to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand

Practice word

Word information

Simplified感冒

Traditional感冒

Pinyingǎnmào

Part of speech名、动

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.03

Character breakdown

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

感gǎn

to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense

冒mào

to risk, to brave, to dare

How to learn 感冒

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.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

感兴趣gǎnxìngqù

to be interested

感到gǎndào

to feel; to sense; to perceive

感gǎn

to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~

感动gǎndòng

to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

感觉gǎnjué

feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

感情gǎnqíng

emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons