Chinese Conversation · Level 69
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Chinese word
畏寒
Pronunciation
Pinyinwèi hán
Meaning
- verbget chills
Example
发烧的时候他会畏寒，浑身发冷。fā shāo de shí hòu tā huì wèi hán hún shēn fā lěng
When he has a fever, he gets chills and feels cold all over.
More examples
她感到畏寒，赶紧加了外套。tā gǎn dào wèi hán gán jǐn jiā le wài tào
She felt chills, so she quickly put on a jacket.
Core concept
An unusually strong sense of cold makes the body shiver or makes ordinary cold hard to tolerate.
Common phrases
感到畏寒gǎn dào wèi hán
feel chills
有点畏寒yóu diǎn wèi hán
feel a little chilly
Similar words
怕冷pà lěng: Be sensitive to cold and feel cold easily, even in a comfortable room.
发冷fā lěng: Feel a sudden chill or coldness in the body for a short time.
发抖fā dǒu: Tremble in small, repeated movements because of cold or nervousness.
打寒颤dǎ hán zhàn: Shake hard with large, visible movements because of cold or fever.
Definition in Chinese
感觉到寒冷并发抖，常用于描述发烧时的恶寒或对寒冷敏感gǎn jué dào hán lěng bìng fā dǒu cháng yòng yú miáo shù fā shāo shí de è hán huò duì hán lěng mín gǎn
Word origin
畏寒 (wèihán, "sensitivity to cold") is formed from 畏 (wèi, "fear") + 寒 (hán, "cold"), a compact image of the body shrinking from cold.
Usage tips
- This word has a clinical tone, so it fits descriptions of a person's condition more naturally than casual comments about the weather.
Other meanings
- be sensitive to coldadjective
Opposites
- 怕热pà rèbe sensitive to heatverb