Chinese word

体温计

Pronunciation

Pinyintǐ wēn jì

Meaning

  • nounthermometer

Example

妈妈在用体温计给孩子量体温。mā mā zài yòng tǐ wēn jì gěi hái zi liáng tǐ wēn

Mom is using a thermometer to take the child's temperature.

Illustration for 体温计 (thermometer)

More examples

出门前，他用体温计量了体温，没发烧就出门。chū mén qián tā yòng tǐ wēn jì liàng le tǐ wēn méi fā shāo jiù chū mén

Before going out, he used a thermometer to take his temperature and went out if he did not have a fever.

Core concept

A tool that turns the warmth of a human body into a temperature reading.

Common phrases

  • 用体温计量体温yòng tǐ wēn jì liáng tǐ wēn

    use a thermometer to measure body temperature

  • 电子体温计diàn zi tǐ wēn jì

    electronic thermometer

  • 把体温计放在腋下bǎ tǐ wēn jì fàng zài yè xià

    place a thermometer under the armpit

Similar words

额温枪é wēn qiāng: A handheld infrared device that takes a person's temperature from the forehead.
电子体温计diàn zi tǐ wēn jì: A body thermometer that measures temperature electronically and shows the result.
耳温枪ěr wēn qiāng: A handheld thermometer used near the ear to measure body temperature.
温度计wēn dù jì: A measuring instrument for finding the temperature of things or the air.

Definition in Chinese

用于测量人体温度的仪器，常用于家庭和医疗场所，用来判断发热或记录体温变化。yòng yú cè liáng rén tǐ wēn dù de yí qì cháng yòng yú jiā tíng hé yī liáo cháng suǒ yòng lái pàn duàn fā rè huò jì lù tǐ wēn biàn huà

Word origin

体 (tǐ, "body") + 温 (wēn, "warmth") + 计 (jì, "measuring instrument") combine to name a device for measuring body warmth.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often say "take a temperature" for the whole task, so this noun is best reserved for the object, not the act or the reading.

Related words

  • 电子体温计diàn zi tǐ wēn jìelectronic thermometernoun
  • 水银体温计shuǐ yín tǐ wēn jìmercury thermometernoun
  • 红外线体温计hóng wài xiàn tǐ wēn jìinfrared thermometernoun

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