How to say “body temperature” in Chinese
body temperature
“Body temperature” in Chinese is 体温, tǐ wēn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
体温 is read tǐ wēn: 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
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 本 “basis”.
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 “体温”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 体温. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 护士给我量了体温hùshigěiwǒliángletǐwēnThe nurse took my temperature.
- 体温正常没有发烧tǐwēnzhèngcháng,méiyǒufāshāoTemperature's normal, no fever.
More words from the lesson “At the doctor's”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “body temperature” in Chinese?
“Body temperature” in Chinese is 体温, pinyin tǐwēn.
What does 体温 mean?
体温 (tǐwēn) means “body temperature”.
How do you write 体温?
体温 is 2 characters: 体 (tǐ) — body; 温 (wēn) — warm; temperature. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 体温?
体温 is read tǐwēn. Tones: tǐ — third tone, wēn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“body temperature” in the lesson “At the doctor's”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. 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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