发烧 fā shāo
“to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever”
verb, verb / noun, attributiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 發燒
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
发烧 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 615: 发烧 fāshāo — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 95
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用法How to use 发烧
发烧 means to have a fever — your body temperature is higher than normal because you are sick. It is an intransitive verb phrase, so it takes 了 for a new state and often appears with 有点 or 发高烧. Typical pattern: (person) + 发烧(了), e.g. 我发烧了。
例句Example sentences
- 我妹妹今天发烧了，没去学校。wǒ mèi mei jīn tiān fā shāo le, méi qù xué xiào.My little sister has a fever today, so she didn't go to school.
- 他发烧了，妈妈带他去了医院。tā fā shāo le, mā ma dài tā qù le yī yuàn.He has a fever, so his mom took him to the hospital.
- 你发烧了吗？要不要吃点药？nǐ fā shāo le ma? yào bu yào chī diǎn yào?Do you have a fever? Do you want to take some medicine?