发烧 meaning in English
to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over
Meaning of 发烧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
- (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over
- (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular
How to use 发烧
发烧 is the everyday way to say you have a fever, and it works as a verb on its own. It also has a figurative sense of being obsessed with a hobby, as in 发烧友 (fāshāoyǒu), an enthusiast. Example: 我昨天发烧了。(Wǒ zuótiān fāshāo le.) I had a fever yesterday.
发 (fā) means to send out or give off, and 烧 (shāo) means to burn. When you have a fever, your body gives off heat as if it were burning.
Common mistake: Learners often say 我有发烧 by copying the English "I have a fever." The natural phrasing is 我发烧了 (wǒ fāshāo le). Also watch the tones. Both syllables are first tone, so do not let 烧 (shāo) drift into 少 (shǎo).
发烧 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes
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烧 shāo · to burn · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 发烧.
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 发生 | fāshēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | development; growth |
| 发出 | fāchū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention |
| 沙发 | shāfā | (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
| 发表 | fābiǎo | to issue; to publish |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch |
| 发送 | fāsòng | to transmit; to dispatch |
| 开发 | kāifā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
Questions about 发烧
What does 发烧 mean?
发烧 (fāshāo) means "to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over".
How do you write 发烧?
发烧 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 烧 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 发烧 an HSK word?
Yes. 发烧 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 发烧 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 发烧 is written 發燒.
How do I say how high my fever is in Chinese?
Use 发烧 followed by the number and 度 (dù), for example 我发烧三十九度 (wǒ fāshāo sānshíjiǔ dù), meaning I have a fever of 39 degrees. Chinese speakers use Celsius.
What does 发烧友 mean?
发烧友 (fāshāoyǒu) means a fan or enthusiast who is passionate about a hobby, such as audio equipment or cameras. It comes from the figurative sense of 发烧 as being fascinated with something.