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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


他 一直 在 咳嗽。

He's always coughing.

你 還 在 咳嗽 嗎?

Are you still coughing?

弟弟 一 笑 就 咳嗽。

My younger brother coughs whenever he laughs.