测

• 拼音: cè
• 汉字拆解: 测 = 氵(water) + 则 (rule, phonetic) — originally meant to gauge water depth

含义

To measure; to test. A concise verb for checking, measuring, or assessing something.

Often used as a shorter, more casual alternative to 测量 or 测试. Commonly appears in compound phrases like 测体温 (take temperature) and 测血压 (measure blood pressure). In everyday speech it is frequently used alone in informal contexts.

例句

1. 护士先帮我测了一下体温。
2. 你去测测血压，看看正不正常。
3. 这个方法可以测出水的酸碱度。

用法指南

语境: medical, scientific, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 先测一下体温再说。(Let's take your temperature first.)
• 他每天都测血压。(He measures his blood pressure every day.)

错误说法

• 老师让我们测一下这篇课文 (Don't use 测 alone for testing knowledge of a text — say 测试 or 考; 测 alone is mainly for physical measurements)

起源与历史

测 is composed of 氵(water radical, relating to measurement by water level) and 则 (rule, phonetic). Originally related to gauging water depth.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal