温度计

溫度計

wēndùjì

noun HSK 7 #21,761

Measure Word

一支温度计 zhī

Meanings

1 thermometer

Characters

warm; temperature

degree; measure

meter; gauge; to measure

Examples

用温度计量一下体温。

Yòng wēndùjì liáng yīxià tǐwēn.

Use a thermometer to take your temperature.

温度计显示今天三十八度。

Wēndùjì xiǎnshì jīntiān sānshíbā dù.

The thermometer shows thirty-eight degrees today.

Tips

memory

温度 (temperature) + 计 (meter/gauge) — a temperature meter. The 计 suffix appears in many instruments: 体温计 (clinical thermometer), 气压计 (barometer), 计步器 (pedometer).

Stroke Order

温 wēn

度 dù

计 jì