gấy sốt
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To feel feverish: To experience the unpleasant, uncomfortable bodily sensations that often occur just before or at the onset of a fever. It describes a state of feeling unwell, often with chills, warmth, or general malaise, indicating a rising body temperature.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Tôi đang gấy sốt, có lẽ tôi cần nghỉ ngơi. (I am feeling feverish, perhaps I need to rest.)
- Trẻ con thường quấy khóc khi gấy sốt. (Children often get fussy when they feel feverish.)
- Cô ấy nói rằng cô ấy gấy sốt và đau đầu. (She said she feels feverish and has a headache.)
Advanced Usage
- "Gấy sốt" vs. "Sốt": "Gấy sốt" specifically describes the of impending or beginning fever (the subjective feeling). "Sốt" is the noun for "fever" itself (the objective condition of having a high temperature).
- Tôi gấy sốt nên tôi đo nhiệt độ. (I felt feverish so I took my temperature.) [Describes the feeling]
- Tôi bị sốt 39 độ. (I have a fever of 39 degrees.) [States the medical fact]
Variants and Related Words
- Sốt (n): Fever.
- Cơn sốt: A bout of fever.
- Ớn lạnh (v): To feel chills, a common symptom when feeling feverish.
- Mệt mỏi (adj): Tired, fatigued, another common accompanying sensation.
Synonyms
- Cảm thấy người nóng ran: To feel hot/burning.
- Cảm thấy ớn lạnh: To feel chills.
- Thấy khó chịu trong người: To feel unwell/uneasy in the body.
Related Phrases
- Gấy sốt gấy rét: A colloquial reduplication emphasizing the alternating sensations of feverish heat and chills.
- Suốt đêm tôi gấy sốt gấy rét. (I spent the whole night feeling feverish and chilled.)
- Lên cơn sốt: To have a fever attack/spike.
- Sau khi gấy sốt một lúc, cậu bé lên cơn sốt. (After feeling feverish for a while, the boy spiked a fever.)
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Feel feverish
