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发烧

have a fever

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

fa1shao1 • fāshāo

Meaning

Primary

have a fever

Alternatives

to have a fever, run a fever, fever

Mnemonic

When you 发烧 have a fever, your body 烧 burns with heat, to the point it 发 sends out heat to anything that touches it (such as a hand to the head).

Usage

医生 说 我 发烧 了。

The doctor said I have a fever.

发烧 时 要 多 喝 水。

When you have a fever, you should drink more water.

他 昨晚 开始 发烧。

He started to have a fever last night.