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title: "Fare Meaning: 发热 (fārè) Means “to have a fever”"
description: "发热 (traditional 發熱, fārè) means “to have a fever”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 热 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fare"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发热 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

发热 fārè

## to have a fever

## It can also mean

- to give off heat; to heat up

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to emit
2. 热 rè craze

## In a sentence

孩子有点发热，要多喝水。 The child has a slight fever and should drink plenty of water.

[More about 发热](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E7%83%AD)

## More words with 发 or 热

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)
- [发电 fādiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fadian)
- [发动 fādòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fadong)

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