Definition
受凉 (shòu liáng) is a separable verb (离合词) that means 'to catch a cold'. The two syllables 受 ('suffer') and 凉 ('cold') can be separated by aspect markers like 了 (了) or 过 (guò), or by measure words indicating frequency. For example, you say 受了凉 ('caught a cold') or 受了一次凉 ('caught a cold once'), but never put the person who caught the cold directly after the word.
v.o.
to catch a cold
Examples
- ，受凉。Nǐ zuìhǎo duō chuān diǎn yīfu, xiǎoxīn shòu liáng.You'd better wear more clothes and be careful not to catch a cold.
- 受凉。Zhè cì shòu liáng ràng tā qǐngjià xiūxi le sān tiān.Catching a cold this time made him take leave and rest for three days.
- ，。Tā zuótiān lín le yǔ, shòu le yí cì liáng.He got caught in the rain yesterday and caught a cold once.
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