How to say “have a fever” in Chinese
have a fever
“Have a fever” in Chinese is 发烧, fā shāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发烧 is read fā shāo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
On the left, 火 “fire”. 发烧 — “to give off heat”, to have a fever.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发烧”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发烧. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你发烧了吗？nǐfāshāolemaDo you have a fever?
- 我头疼，还有点儿发烧。wǒtóuténg,háiyǒudiǎnrfāshāoI have a headache and a slight fever.
- 体温正常没有发烧tǐwēnzhèngcháng,méiyǒufāshāoTemperature's normal, no fever.
- 我着凉了有点儿发烧wǒzháoliángle,yǒudiǎnrfāshāoI've caught a cold and have a slight fever.
- 感冒、发烧应该挂内科。gǎnmào,fāshāoyīnggāiguànèikēFor a cold or a fever, you should register for internal medicine.
More words from the lesson “I think I've caught a cold”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “have a fever” in Chinese?
“Have a fever” in Chinese is 发烧, pinyin fāshāo.
What does 发烧 mean?
发烧 (fāshāo) means “have a fever”.
How do you write 发烧?
发烧 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 烧 (shāo) — burn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发烧?
发烧 is read fāshāo. Tones: fā — first tone, shāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“have a fever” in the lesson “I think I've caught a cold”
This word is from the topic “Health and wrap-up” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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