# 摄氏度 (Shèshìdù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 摄氏度 (Shèshìdù) means “degrees Celsius”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: degrees Celsius
- Pinyin: Shèshìdù (she4 shi4 du4)
- Traditional: 攝氏度
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 今天的最高气温是三十摄氏度。
  Jīntiān de zuìgāo qìwēn shì sānshí Shèshìdù.
  Today's highest temperature is thirty degrees Celsius.

## Characters

- 摄 (shè): to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images)
- 氏 (shì): family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan"); maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
- [度](https://hanziro.com/word/du-degree/) (dù): degree; to spend (time)

https://hanziro.com/word/she-shi-du-degrees-celsius/

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