摄氏度

攝氏度

shèshìdù

noun HSK 7 #18,552

Measure Word

三十六摄氏度 dù

Meanings

1 degrees Celsius
2 degrees centigrade

Characters

to absorb (phonetic transliteration of Celsius)

clan; family name

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

Examples

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.

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 (dù) 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 (huáshìdù) = Fahrenheit.

Stroke Order

摄 shè

氏 shì

度 dù