Meaning of 流感
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- flu; influenza
How to use 流感
流感 is the everyday and medical word for influenza. It often appears with verbs like 得 (dé, to get) or 打疫苗 (dǎ yìmiáo, to get a vaccine). Example: 我得了流感，今天不能上班。(Wǒ dé le liúgǎn, jīntiān bù néng shàngbān.) I have the flu and can't go to work today.
流感 (liúgǎn) is short for 流行性感冒 (liúxíngxìng gǎnmào), a cold that spreads. 流 (liú) means to flow, as in 流行 (liúxíng, to spread), and 感 (gǎn) comes from 感冒 (gǎnmào, a cold), so picture a cold flowing from person to person.
Common mistake: Learners often use 流感 for any cold, but an ordinary cold is 感冒 (gǎnmào). 流感 is the more serious, contagious influenza. Also keep 流 (liú) in the second tone and 感 (gǎn) in the third tone. Don't flatten 感 into a first tone.
流感 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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流 liú · to flow · 10 strokes
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感 gǎn · to feel · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 流感.
| 感觉 | gǎnjué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 感到 | gǎndào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 感谢 | gǎnxiè | to thank; to be grateful |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 感动 | gǎndòng | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally) |
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent |
| 感受 | gǎnshòu | to sense; perception |
| 感情 | gǎnqíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to exchange; exchange |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | to catch cold; (common) cold |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìngqù | to be interested (in sth) |
Questions about 流感
What does 流感 mean?
流感 (liúgǎn) means "flu; influenza" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 流感?
流感 is made of 2 characters: 流 (10 strokes), 感 (13 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 流感 an HSK word?
Yes. 流感 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say 'I caught the flu' in Chinese?
Say 我得了流感 (wǒ dé le liúgǎn) or 我得流感了 (wǒ dé liúgǎn le). You can also hear 我感染了流感 (wǒ gǎnrǎn le liúgǎn), which is a bit more formal and means 'I was infected with the flu.'
What is 流感季节 and 流感疫苗?
流感季节 (liúgǎn jìjié) means flu season. 流感疫苗 (liúgǎn yìmiáo) means flu vaccine, and getting one is 打流感疫苗 (dǎ liúgǎn yìmiáo).