高烧

高燒

gāoshāo

noun #16,757

Meanings

1 high fever

Characters

Examples

孩子发高烧了，得赶紧去医院。

Háizi fāgāoshāo le, děi gǎnjǐn qù yīyuàn.

The child has a high fever — we need to get to the hospital right away.

她连续三天高烧不退。

Tā liánxù sān tiān gāoshāo bú tuì.

She had a persistent high fever for three days straight.

Tips

usage

发高烧 (fā gāoshāo) is the standard verb phrase for 'to have a high fever.' 高烧不退 (gāoshāo bú tuì) means 'the fever won't come down' — a very common medical phrase.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

烧 shāo