Chinese word

发热

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā rè

Meaning

  • verbhave a fever

Example

发热已经一天了，要看医生。fā rè yǐ jīng yì tiān le yào kàn yī shēng

I have had a fever for a day, so I should see a doctor.

Illustration for 发热 (have a fever)

More examples

接种疫苗后可能短暂发热。jiē zhòng yì miáo hòu kě néng duǎn zàn fā rè

You may briefly have a fever after getting vaccinated.

Core concept

Body heat climbs above its healthy level and becomes a sign of illness.

Common phrases

  • 接种疫苗后发热jiē zhòng yì miáo hòu fā rè

    have a fever after getting vaccinated

  • 反复发热fǎn fù fā rè

    have a recurring fever

  • 术后发热shù hòu fā rè

    have a fever after surgery

Similar words

发烧fā shāo: To get a fever in casual spoken language.
发高烧fā gāo shāo: To have an unusually high fever.

Definition in Chinese

因感染、炎症或其他原因导致体温超过正常范围并伴随不适的状态。yīn gán rǎn yán zhèng huò qí tā yuán yīn dǎo zhì tǐ wēn chāo guò zhèng cháng fàn wéi bìng bàn suí bú shì de zhuàng tài

Word origin

发热 (fārè, "to develop heat") combines 发 (fā, "to develop") with 热 (rè, "heat"), picturing heat rising inside the body.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English, Chinese can use 发热 (fārè, "to develop heat") directly as the symptom verb and place a duration after it to report how long the condition has lasted.

Other meanings

  • fevernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 发热反应fā rè fǎn yìngfever reactionnoun

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