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发烧 (fā shāo): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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发烧 (fā shāo): Fever (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

发烧 consists of 2 characters.

to send (an email)

to burn, to heat

Word Info

Pinyinfā shāo

Meaningfever; have a fever

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

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Word发烧

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3.

How to Use 发烧 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发烧 with other words naturally.

Verb + Particlewith了

fā发

shāo烧

le了

neutral

have a fever

Verb + Verbwith感冒

fā发

shāo烧

gǎn感

mào冒

Verb + Objectwith高烧

fā发

gāo高

shāo烧

neutral

have a high fever

Adverb + Verbwith有点

yǒu有

diǎn点

fā发

shāo烧

4.

Example Sentences with 发烧

wǒ我

fā发

shāo烧

le了

。

I have a fever.

tā

neutral

fever and cold

informal

Spoken

have a slight fever

他

jīn今

tiān天

fā发

shāo烧

le了

，

bù不

néng能

qù去

shàng上

xué学

。

He has a fever today and cannot go to school.

tā他

zuó昨

wǎn晚

tū突

rán然

fā发

shāo烧

，

tǐ体

wēn温

gāo高

dá达

sān三

shí十

jiǔ九

dù度

。

He suddenly had a fever last night, with a temperature as high as 39 degrees Celsius.

rú如

guǒ果

chí持

xù续

fā发

shāo烧

chāo超

guò过

sān三

tiān天

，

qǐng请

wù务

bì必

zī咨

xún询

yī医

shēng生

。

If the fever persists for more than three days, please be sure to consult a doctor.

tā他

fā发

shāo烧

le了

，

xū需

yào要

zài在

jiā家

xiū休

xī息

。

He has a fever and needs to rest at home.

nǐ你

gǎn感

jué觉

zěn怎

me么

yàng样

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

diǎn点

fā发

shāo烧

le了

？

How are you feeling? Do you have a slight fever?

suī虽

rán然

tóu头

téng疼

，

dàn但

wǒ我

méi没

yǒu有

fā发

shāo烧

，

yīng应

gāi该

bú不

shì是

liú流

gǎn感

。

Although I have a headache, I don't have a fever, so it probably isn't the flu.

tā她

yīn因

wèi为

fā发

shāo烧

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

jīn今

tiān天

bù不

néng能

qù去

shàng上

xué学

。

She can't go to school today because she has a fever.

hái孩

zi子

fā发

shāo烧

bìng并

bàn伴

yǒu有

ké咳

sou嗽

，

xū需

yào要

jǐn尽

kuài快

qù去

yī医

yuàn院

jiǎn检

chá查

。

The child has a fever accompanied by a cough and needs to go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible.

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决定jué dìngdecide
明白míng baito understand
刮风guā fēngwindy
比较bǐ jiàocompare
如果rú guǒif
打扫dǎ sǎoto clean
影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; to affect
机会jī huìopportunity
街道jiē dàoroad

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发展fā zhǎnHSK 4
发生fā shēngHSK 4

发送

fā sòng

HSK 4

沙发shā fāHSK 4

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燃烧rán shāoHSK 5
烧毁shāo huǐHSK 7-9
焚烧fén shāoHSK 7-9
烧碱shāo jiǎn