No. 6,459 in Chinese
摄氏度
Celsius degree; unit of temperature measurement.
In a sentence
今天的温度是二十摄氏度。
Today's temperature is twenty degrees Celsius.
In this sentence, '摄氏度' is used to specify the temperature measurement in degrees Celsius relative to the weather.
水的沸点是在一百摄氏度。
The boiling point of water is one hundred degrees Celsius.
Here, '摄氏度' describes the scientific boiling point of water, also in Celsius scale.
气温下降了五摄氏度。
The air temperature dropped by five degrees Celsius.
In this example, '摄氏度' quantifies the amount of temperature decrease noted in degrees Celsius.
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