高温

• Pinyin: gāo wēn
• Hanzi breakdown: 高 = high; 温 = temperature/warm

Meaning

High temperature. Refers to hot weather or elevated temperatures in general.

Used for weather reports, industrial processes, cooking, and scientific contexts. High-temperature warnings are common in Chinese summer weather forecasts.

Examples

1. 今天高温三十八度，大家要注意防暑。 Today's high temperature is 38 degrees — everyone should watch out for heatstroke.
2. 这种材料可以承受高温。 This material can withstand high temperatures.
3. 高温天气下，老人和孩子要特别注意。 During high-temperature weather, the elderly and children need to be especially careful.

Usage Guide

Context: weather, science, industry

Tone: informative

Do Say

• 今天是高温天气。(Today is a high-temperature day.)
• 高温预警已经发布。(A high-temperature warning has been issued.)

Don't Say

• 我有高温 for having a fever (For body temperature, say 发烧 or 发高烧 — 高温 typically refers to ambient or industrial temperatures)

Origin & History

Compound of 高 (high) + 温 (temperature), meaning elevated temperature.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal