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The Chinese word ganmao - 感冒 - gǎnmào
(to catch a cold in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gǎnmào
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English translations
to catch a cold, cold,
head cold, common cold
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The traditional Chinese characters of gǎnmào are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 感冒 ( ganmao / gǎnmào ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo ganmao le, youdian fashao.
Wǒ gǎnmào le, yǒudiǎn fāshāo.– English translation: I've caught a cold and have a slight fever.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to feel | to ascend | cold' refers to the disease, not to the opposite of 'warmth'
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