---
title: "Fashao Meaning: 发烧 (fāshāo) Means “to have a fever”"
description: "发烧 (traditional 發燒, fāshāo) means “to have a fever; to run a temperature”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 烧 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fashao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发烧 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

发烧 fāshāo

## to have a fever; to run a temperature

## It can also mean

- (coll.) to be crazy about (a hobby); to be an enthusiast

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to send
2. 烧 shāo fever (as in 发烧)

## In a sentence

孩子昨晚发烧了，三十九度。 The child had a fever last night, 39 degrees.

**发烧**吗？

From [一天吃一次 · Buying medicine in Chinese: a night at the pharmacy](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-buy-medicine-in-chinese-pharmacy-story#library-word-62-64)

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## More words with 发 or 烧

- [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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