发烧發燒 fāshāo — to have a fever, to run a temperature
fāshāo (first tone, high and level)fa1shao1
Traditional: 發燒
to have a fever, to run a temperature
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to have a fever, to run a temperature
To run a temperature. Like 感冒 it is a verb in Chinese, not a noun: 我发烧了, never 我有发烧.
verb
Example sentences
- 孩子发烧了，快去医院吧。孩子發燒了，快去醫院吧。Háizi (second tone, rising) fāshāo (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) kuài (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) yīyuàn (first tone, high and level) ba. (neutral tone)···
The child has a fever — let’s get to the hospital quickly.
- 医生说他还在发烧。醫生說他還在發燒。Yīshēng (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) hái (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) fāshāo. (first tone, high and level)···
The doctor says he still has a temperature.
Common mistakes
Not quite我有发烧。
Correct我发烧了。
发烧 is a verb, so no 有 is needed. The 了 announces that the state has come on — the same pattern as 我感冒了 and 我饿了.