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to cough

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ke2sou5 • késou

Alternative Pinyin

ke2sou4 • késòu

Meaning


Primary

to cough

Alternatives

cough, coughs, coughing, coughed

Mnemonic


Sometimes when you 咳嗽 cough, the first 咳 cough is loud, and the second 嗽 cough is [5] quiet. COUGH cough. Like that.

Usage


他 一直 在 咳嗽。

He's always coughing.

你 还 在 咳嗽 吗?

Are you still coughing?

弟弟 一 笑 就 咳嗽。

My younger brother coughs whenever he laughs.