catch cold; catch a chill (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
著涼
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Examples
天冷了，要小心别着凉。 tiān lěng le, yào xiǎoxīn bié zháoliáng. - It’s getting cold, be careful not to catch a cold.
他昨晚淋了雨，今天有点着凉了。 tā zuówǎn lín le yǔ, jīntiān yǒudiǎn zháoliáng le. - He got caught in the rain last night and is a bit cold today.
穿得太少了，很容易着凉。 chuān de tài shǎo le, hěn róngyì zháoliáng. - Wearing too little makes it easy to catch a cold.
晚上不要开窗睡觉，容易着凉。 wǎnshàng bùyào kāichuāng shuìjiào, róngyì zháoliáng. - Don’t sleep with the windows open at night, you might catch a cold.
孩子们在外面玩太久了，别让他们着凉了。 háizimen zài wàimiàn wán tài jiǔ le, bié ràng tāmen zháoliáng le. - The kids played outside for too long, don’t let them catch a cold.
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着 zhe - used after a verb and indicates the long-term nature of an action or state of an object); -ing | HSK 2
凉 liáng - cool, cold; disheartened, depressed; sad; desolate |