中暑 (zhòng shǔ) — (noun) heatstroke; sunstroke; (verb) to suffer…

Definition

Heatstroke from being in extreme heat, especially outdoors — distinct from 发热, which means a fever (the body's own response to illness).

noun

heatstrokesunstroke

verb

to suffer from heatstroketo get heatstroke

，中暑。
Xià tiān zài hù wài gōng zuò shí, yào xiǎo xīn zhòng shǔ.
When working outdoors in summer, be careful of heatstroke.
中暑。
Zuó tiān tā yīn wèi tài rè zhòng shǔ le.
Yesterday he got heatstroke because it was too hot.
，中暑。
Rú guǒ nǐ jué de tóu yūn ě xīn, kě néng zhòng shǔ le.
If you feel dizzy and nauseous, you might have heatstroke.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

中zhōngbe hit by; contract

暑shǔsummer heat

中 means to be hit by or contract, 暑 is summer heat, so the result is heatstroke.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

日者暑

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

暑 is built from 日, which carries the meaning, and 者, which carries the sound.

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