您发烧多少度？
Nín fāshāo duōshǎo dù?
What is your temperature?
Doctor question
General Practice symptoms
Fever in Mandarin — clinical phrases for doctors and nurses
Fever (发烧, fāshāo) is one of the most common presenting complaints across all clinical settings. This guide provides structured Mandarin phrases for fever history taking, characterisation, and clinical assessment.
Red flags
Fever with petechial rash — 发热伴瘀点性皮疹 (meningococcal); Fever of unknown origin >3 weeks — 不明原因发热>3周; Fever with rigors and jaundice — 发热伴寒战和黄疸 (cholangitis/malaria)
High-yield phrases
发烧多久了？
Fāshāo duō jiǔ le?
How long have you had a fever?
Doctor question
发烧是持续的还是间歇性的？
Fāshāo shì chíxù de háishi jiànxiē xìng de?
Is the fever constant or intermittent?
Doctor question
您有寒战吗？
Nín yǒu hánzhàn ma?
Do you have chills / rigors?
Doctor question
您最近有旅行吗？
Nín zuìjìn yǒu lǚxíng ma?
Have you recently travelled?
Doctor question
我发烧了，测了38度5
Wǒ fāshāo le, cè le sān shí bā dù wǔ
I have a fever — it was 38.5 degrees
Patient phrase
我发冷，一直发抖
Wǒ fā lěng, yīzhí fādǒu
I feel cold and keep shivering
Patient phrase
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您发烧多少度？
Nín fāshāo duōshǎo dù?
What is your temperature?
patient
我发烧了，测了38度5
Wǒ fāshāo le, cè le sān shí bā dù wǔ
I have a fever — it was 38.5 degrees
doctor
发烧多久了？
Fāshāo duō jiǔ le?
How long have you had a fever?
patient
我发冷，一直发抖
Wǒ fā lěng, yīzhí fādǒu
I feel cold and keep shivering
doctor
发烧是持续的还是间歇性的？
Fāshāo shì chíxù de háishi jiànxiē xìng de?
Is the fever constant or intermittent?
Common mistakes
- Asking closed yes/no questions before establishing an open history of the symptom.
FAQ
How do I ask about fever in Mandarin?
Fever (发烧, fāshāo) is one of the most common presenting complaints across all clinical settings. This guide provides structured Mandarin phrases for fever history taking, characterisation, and clinical assessment.