温度计 wēndùjì thermometer
thermometer; thermograph
How to remember 温度计: 温 warm + 度 degree + 计 calculate = thermometer.
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How it is used
- Means a thermometer - 用温度计量体温 (yòng wēndùjì liáng tǐwēn) to take temperature with a thermometer.
- Formed from 温度 (temperature) + 计 (measuring instrument), the standard suffix for gauges/meters.
- Straightforward tool noun; body-temp thermometers are also 体温计 (tǐwēnjì).