寒气

寒氣

hánqì

noun #42,878

Meanings

1 cold air
2 a chill (in the body)
3 cold pathogen (TCM)

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Examples

一开门，一股寒气扑面而来。

Yī kāimén, yī gǔ hánqì pūmiàn ér lái.

The moment the door opened, a blast of cold air hit my face.

她受了寒气，一直咳嗽。

Tā shòu le hánqì, yīzhí késou.

She caught a chill and has been coughing ever since.

Tips

usage

寒气 slides between literal cold air and TCM's 'cold pathogen' — the same idea that cold can sneak into the body through the skin or a bare back and cause illness. 驱寒气 (drive out the cold) is a common phrase.

Stroke Order

寒 hán

气 qì