发烧

發燒

fāshāo

verb HSK 4 #5,839

Meanings

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

他发烧了，今天不能上学。

Tā fāshāo le, jīntiān bùnéng 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.

usage

In Chinese hospitals, temperature is always Celsius. 发高烧 means 'high fever'. 退烧 means 'the fever goes down'. 退烧药 is fever medicine.

发 fā

烧 shāo