发高烧 (fā) — to have a high fever, to run a high fever
Definition
A colloquial set phrase meaning 'to have/run a high fever.' Built on 发 (to develop/send out) + 高烧 (high fever), and only describes the fever itself — not general illness.
verb
to have a high feverto run a high fever
Examples
- 发高烧，。Tā zuó tiān fā le, jīn tiān hái méi tuì shāo.He had a high fever yesterday and still hasn't broken it today.
- ，。Wǒ fā guò yí cì gāo shāo, hěn nán shòu.I had a high fever once, and it was very uncomfortable.
- 。Tā fā zhe gāo shāo hái jiān chí shàng bān.She insisted on going to work while running a high fever.
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