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7-9

cough

Character Composition


Characters

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.