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7-9

to cough

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ke2sou4 késòu

Alternative Pinyin

ke2sou5 késou

Meaning


Primary

to cough

Alternatives

cough, coughs, coughing, coughed

Mnemonic


咳嗽 To cough has the same meaning as both of its characters 咳 to cough and 嗽 to cough.

Usage


咳嗽 不止

cough incessantly

他 一直 在 咳嗽。

He's always coughing.