Chinese word

体温

Pronunciation

Pinyintǐ wēn

Meaning

  • nounbody temperature

Example

我刚测了体温，一切正常。wǒ gāng cè le tǐ wēn yí qiè zhèng cháng

I just took my body temperature, and everything is normal.

Illustration for 体温 (body temperature)

More examples

夜里他的体温又升高了，医生建议观察。yè lǐ tā de tǐ wēn yòu shēng gāo le yī shēng jiàn yì guān chá

His body temperature rose again during the night, and the doctor recommended monitoring him.

Core concept

A measured reading of the heat inside a person's body.

Common phrases

  • 测量体温cè liáng tǐ wēn

    take body temperature

  • 体温正常tǐ wēn zhèng cháng

    body temperature is normal

  • 体温升高tǐ wēn shēng gāo

    body temperature goes up

Similar words

温度wēn dù: The measured hotness or coldness of the surroundings, an object, or a person's body.
发热fā rè: A feverish state in which the body's temperature rises because of infection or inflammation.

Definition in Chinese

指人体的温度，通常用来判断是否发烧或监测健康状况。zhǐ rén tǐ de wēn dù tōng cháng yòng lái pàn duàn shì fǒu fā shāo huò jiān cè jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng

Word origin

体 (tǐ, "body") + 温 (wēn, "warmth") combines the body with its warmth to form the term for the body's measured heat.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun commonly follows verbs meaning measure or take, which helps learners build natural health-related sentences instead of treating it as a description of feeling hot.

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