cảm lạnh
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Definition
Noun:
- Common cold: An illness, usually not serious, that causes symptoms like a runny nose, sneezing, and sometimes a slight fever. It is often caused by exposure to cold weather or a virus.
- A cold: The state of having this illness.
Verb phrase (to have a cold): To be suffering from this illness. In Vietnamese, the verb "bị" (to suffer/get) or "mắc" (to catch) is typically used with "cảm lạnh".
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Tôi bị cảm lạnh. (I have a cold.)
- Mùa đông dễ bị cảm lạnh. (It's easy to catch a cold in winter.)
- Triệu chứng của cảm lạnh là gì? (What are the symptoms of a cold?)
Verb phrase:
- Anh ấy đang cảm lạnh. (He is having a cold.)
- Đừng để bị cảm lạnh. (Don't catch a cold.)
Advanced Usage
- "Trúng cảm lạnh": A more formal or literary way to say "to catch a severe cold".
- Ông ấy trúng cảm lạnh vì dầm mưa. (He caught a severe cold from being out in the rain.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cảm hàn: A synonym, literally "cold-catch", with the same meaning as "cảm lạnh".
- Cảm cúm (Noun): Influenza, the flu. This is a more severe illness than "cảm lạnh".
- Cảm sốt (Noun): Having a cold with a fever.
- Cảm thường (Noun): Common cold (a more formal medical term).
Synonyms
- Cảm hàn: (as mentioned above).
- Bệnh cảm: Sickness from a cold (less common).
Related Phrases
- Phòng ngừa cảm lạnh: To prevent a cold.
- Rửa tay thường xuyên giúp phòng ngừa cảm lạnh. (Washing hands frequently helps prevent colds.)
- Chữa cảm lạnh: To treat a cold.
- Nghỉ ngơi và uống nhiều nước là cách chữa cảm lạnh đơn giản. (Resting and drinking lots of water is a simple way to treat a cold.)
Related Idioms
- Cảm nắng cảm gió: Literally "to catch sun and wind", meaning to easily fall ill from changes in weather, often used to describe a frail constitution.
- Đứa bé này yếu lắm, cảm nắng cảm gió suốt. (This child is very weak, always catching illnesses from the weather.)
- như cảm hàn