摄氏度

攝氏度

shèshìdù

noun HSK 7-9 #18,552

Measure Word

三十六摄氏度 dù

Meanings

1 degrees Celsius
2 degrees centigrade

Characters

clan; family name

摄氏 is the Chinese transliteration of 'Celsius' (after Anders Celsius), and 度 means 'degree'.

Examples

HSK 2

今天的气温是三十五摄氏度。

Jīntiān de qìwēn shì sānshíwǔ shèshìdù.

Today's temperature is 35 degrees Celsius.

HSK 7-9

水在一百摄氏度时会沸腾。

Shuǐ zài yībǎi shèshìdù shí huì fèiténg.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Tips

usage

In everyday speech, Chinese people often just say 度 for temperature: 今天三十五度 (It's 35 degrees today). 摄氏度 is the formal/scientific term. The counterpart is 华氏度 = Fahrenheit.

Stroke Order

摄 shè

氏 shì

度 dù