Definition
发高烧 is a separable verb-object phrase (离合词) meaning 'to have a high fever'. The verb 发 ('to emit') and the object 高烧 ('high fever') can be split by inserting measure words, durations, or other elements between them, such as 发了一次高烧 ('had a high fever once') or 发着高烧 ('running a high fever'). You cannot put a direct object after the phrase; instead, use 发高烧 as a unit or split it.
v.o.
to have a high feverto run a high fever
Examples
- 发高烧，。Tā zuótiān fā le, jīntiān hái méi tuìshāo.He had a high fever yesterday and still hasn't broken it today.
- ，。Wǒ fā guò yí cì gāoshāo, hěn nánshòu.I had a high fever once, and it was very uncomfortable.
- 。Tā fā zhe gāoshāo hái jiānchí shàngbān.She insisted on going to work while running a high fever.
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