咳嗽 - Cough - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic | HanziHero

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咳嗽

cough

Character Composition

Characters

咳

to cough

嗽

cough

Pinyin

ke2sou4 • késòu

Alternative Pinyin

ke2sou5 • késou

Meaning

Primary

cough

Alternatives

coughs, coughing, coughed

Mnemonic

Both characters have the same meaning as the word: 咳嗽 cough.

Usage

咳嗽不止

cough incessantly

他一直在咳嗽。

He's always coughing.