发烧
fāshāo
to have a fever
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 我发烧了。I have a fever.
- 孩子发烧38度。The child has a 38°C fever.
Collocations
发烧了高烧退烧
Mnemonic
发烧 fāshāo "have a fever" — 发 (rise, traditional 發) + 烧 (burn, traditional 燒). Separable: 发高烧 "have a high fever". Antonym: 退烧 tuìshāo "fever goes down".
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"High fever"?