体温 tǐwēn temperature
(body) temperature
How to remember 体温: 体 body + 温 warm = temperature.
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How it is used
- 体温 (tǐwēn) means body temperature, the specific medical measurement: 量体温 (liáng tǐwēn) - to take one's temperature; 体温计 (tǐwēnjì) - thermometer.
- It contrasts with 气温 (qìwēn, air/weather temperature) and 温度 (wēndù, the general word for temperature of anything) - 体温 is reserved specifically for a living body.
- Common collocation with 正常/发烧: 体温正常 (tǐwēn zhèngcháng, normal temperature) vs. 体温过高 (tǐwēn guò gāo, fever/temperature too high).
Example sentences
- 我每六小时量一次体温。 Wǒ měi liùxiǎoshí liàng yīcì tǐwēn.I took my temperature every six hours.
- 小孩的体温一般比大人的要高。 Xiǎohái de tǐwēn yìbān bǐ dàrén de yào gāo.Children generally have a higher body temperature than adults.