发烧

發燒

fāshāo

verb HSK 4 #5,839

Meanings

1 to have a fever
2 to run a temperature

Characters

to emit; to produce

Literally 'producing heat/burning' — your body generates heat

Examples

他发烧了，今天不能上学。

Tā fāshāo le, jīntiān bù néng shàngxué.

He has a fever and can't go to school today.

你发烧多少度？

Nǐ fāshāo duōshao dù?

How high is your fever?

孩子半夜突然发烧了。

Háizi bànyè tūrán fāshāo le.

The child suddenly got a fever in the middle of the night.

Tips

usage

In Chinese hospitals, temperature is always Celsius. 发高烧 (fā gāoshāo) means 'high fever'. 退烧 (tuìshāo) means 'the fever goes down'. 退烧药 (tuìshāo yào) is fever medicine.

Stroke Order

发 fā

烧 shāo