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摄氏度 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shè shì dù slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
摄氏度表示温度单位。
shè shì dù biǎo shì wēn dù dān wèi。
Celsius is a temperature unit.
Context note
摄氏度常出现在天气预报和温度计。
shè shì dù cháng chū xiàn zài tiān qì yù bào hé wēn dù jì。
Celsius often appears in weather reports and thermometers.
5 examples
今天是二十摄氏度。
jīn tiān shì èr shí shè shì dù。
Today is twenty degrees Celsius.
零摄氏度很冷。
líng shè shì dù hěn lěng。
Zero degrees Celsius is cold.
气温升到三十摄氏度。
qì wēn shēng dào sān shí shè shì dù。
The temperature rose to thirty degrees Celsius.
请看摄氏度。
qǐng kàn shè shì dù。
Please look at the Celsius reading.
这里的温度是十五摄氏度。
zhè lǐ de wēn dù shì shí wǔ shè shì dù。
The temperature here is fifteen degrees Celsius.
5 mini stories
天气预报说今天有二十八摄氏度。
tiān qì yù bào shuō jīn tiān yǒu èr shí bā shè shì dù。
The weather forecast says it will be twenty-eight degrees Celsius today.
冬天有时会到零摄氏度以下。
dōng tiān yǒu shí huì dào líng shè shì dù yǐ xià。
In winter, it sometimes goes below zero degrees Celsius.
老师让我们看温度计上的摄氏度。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men kàn wēn dù jì shàng de shè shì dù。
The teacher asked us to look at the Celsius on the thermometer.
这个城市夏天常超过三十摄氏度。
zhè ge chéng shì xià tiān cháng chāo guò sān shí shè shì dù。
This city often goes above thirty degrees Celsius in summer.
我喜欢二十摄氏度左右的天气。
wǒ xǐ huan èr shí shè shì dù zuǒ yòu de tiān qì。
I like weather around twenty degrees Celsius.