咳嗽

ké sou

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to cough

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 打喷嚏 dǎ pēn tì 打喷嚏 dǎ pēn tì to sneeze cough and sneeze are both respiratory reflexes: to sneeze
• 感冒 gǎn mào 感冒 gǎn mào can't stand cough is a common symptom of a cold: can't stand
• 止咳 zhǐ ké 止咳 zhǐ ké to suppress coughing to suppress a cough: to suppress coughing

Example Sentences

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他 咳嗽 得很厉害。

He is coughing very severely.

我 咳嗽 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 826092)

你 咳嗽 嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6169142)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 咳嗽

• 咳 咳 hāi: sound of sighing
• 咳 咳 ké: cough
• 嗽 嗽 sòu: (bound form) to cough