着凉
Old HSK 5
着凉 (zháoliáng) · to catch a cold
着凉 (zháoliáng) means “to catch a cold”. It is written with 2 characters: 着 (ongoing-state particle) + 凉 (cool). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 着凉 is built
The characters
着 zhe · ongoing-state particle
What 着 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
凉 liáng · cool
What 凉 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 京 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
晚上睡觉要盖好被子，别着凉。Wǎnshang shuìjiào yào gài hǎo bèizi, bié zháoliáng.Cover up well at night so you don't catch cold.
他昨天着凉了，今天有点儿发烧。Tā zuótiān zháoliáng le, jīntiān yǒudiǎnr fāshāo.He caught a chill yesterday and has a slight fever today.
Questions about 着凉
What does 着凉 mean?
着凉 (zháoliáng) means “to catch a cold”.
How do you pronounce 着凉?
着凉 is pronounced zháoliáng.
Which HSK level is 着凉?
着凉 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 接着jiēzheto continue
- 睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
- 着火zháohuǒto catch fire
- 着急zháojíworried
- 随着suízhealong with
- 沉着chénzhuócalm
- 意味着yìwèizheto mean
- 着迷zháomíto be fascinated
- 执着zhízhuópersistent
- 着手zhuóshǒuto set about
Learn 着凉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 120: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.