HSK 4 · Nature

温度 wēndù “temperature” in Chinese

Traditional 溫度

What 温度 means

  1. temperature

Measure word 个 gè · 一个温度 yí ge wēndù

How to say 温度

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale温wēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale度dù4th tone, falling

温度 in a sentence

  1. 今天早上温度降到了零下。

    Jīntiān zǎoshang wēndù jiàng dào le língxià.

    The temperature dropped below zero this morning.

    Sentence #634829 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这间屋子的温度是不是有点高了？

    Zhè jiān wūzi de wēndù shì bu shì yǒudiǎn gāo le?

    Isn’t the temperature in this room a bit high?

    Sentence #14042780 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 当温度升高的时候，冰就会融化成水。

    Dāng wēndù shēnggāo de shíhou, bīng jiù huì rónghuà chéng shuǐ.

    When the temperature rises, ice melts into water.

    Sentence #499583 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 温度 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 温 (wēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
温wēnwarm; lukewarm
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 昷warmSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 昷 () hints at the sound. Compare it with wēn.

The character 度 (du) with each of its parts in a different colour
度dùto pass
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 廿twenty · niàn
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 温度

温 12 strokes · 度 9 strokes

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温度 (wēndù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 温度 (wēndù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 温度

Words with 温

温暖wēnnuǎn · warm温柔wēnróu · gentle温和wēnhé · mild温带wēndài · temperate zone

Words with 度

态度tàidu · attitude速度sùdù · speed度dù · degree度过dùguò · to pass制度zhìdù · system (of rules)程度chéngdù · degree角度jiǎodù · angle季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)一度yídù · once

More words: Nature, Animals & Weather

景色jǐngsè · scenery空气kōngqì · air气候qìhòu · climate森林sēnlín · forest阳光yángguāng · sunshine叶子yèzi · leaf云yún · cloud植物zhíwù · plant

FAQs

温度 (wēndù) means “temperature”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it wēndù: wēn with a 1st tone, then dù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 温度 is written 溫度. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one temperature is 一个温度 (yí ge wēndù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wendu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 温度 from the suggestions. Typing wendu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
温度 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.