咳嗽 (ké sou): Cough (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

咳嗽 consists of 2 characters.

3.

How to Use 咳嗽 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 咳嗽 with other words naturally.

Verb + Verbwith开始

kāi开

shǐ始

ké咳

sou嗽

neutral

start coughing

Verb + Complement

ké咳

sou嗽

yì一

shēng声

neutral

cough once

Adverb + Verbwith剧烈

jù剧

liè烈

ké咳

sou嗽

4.

Example Sentences with 咳嗽

tā他

ké咳

sòu嗽

le了

。

He coughed.

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3.

How to Use 咳嗽 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 咳嗽 with other words naturally.

Verb + Verbwith开始

kāi开

shǐ始

ké咳

sou嗽

neutral

start coughing

Verb + Complement

ké咳

sou嗽

yì一

shēng声

neutral

cough once

Adverb + Verbwith剧烈

jù剧

liè烈

ké咳

sou嗽

4.

Example Sentences with 咳嗽

tā他

ké咳

sòu嗽

le了

。

He coughed.

ké咳

sou嗽

de得

lì厉

hai害

informalSpoken

cough badly

neutral

cough violently

tā他

gǎn感

mào冒

le了

，

yì一

zhí直

zài在

ké咳

sou嗽

。

He has a cold and has been coughing constantly.

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

ké咳

sou嗽

dé得

hěn很

lì厉

hài害

，

kě可

néng能

xū需

yào要

qù去

kàn看

yī医

shēng生

。

He has been coughing very badly lately and might need to see a doctor.

zài在

huì会

yì议

qī期

jiān间

，

qǐng请

jǐn尽

liàng量

kòng控

zhì制

ké咳

sou嗽

，

yǐ以

miǎn免

dǎ打

rǎo扰

tā他

rén人

。

During the meeting, please try to control your coughing to avoid disturbing others.

gǎn感

mào冒

shí时

，

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

ké咳

sòu嗽

。

When I have a cold, I often cough.

nǐ你

ké咳

sou嗽

de的

shí时

hòu候

，

yǒu有

méi没

yǒu有

cháng尝

shì试

guò过

hē喝

yì一

xiē些

fēng蜂

mì蜜

shuǐ水

？

When you cough, have you tried drinking some honey water?

suī虽

rán然

tiān天

qì气

hěn很

lěng冷

，

dàn但

wǒ我

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

cǐ此

ké咳

sou嗽

。

Although the weather is very cold, I haven't coughed because of it.

yī医

shēng生

jiàn建

yì议

duō多

hē喝

shuǐ水

lái来

huǎn缓

jiě解

ké咳

sòu嗽

。

The doctor suggested drinking more water to relieve the cough.

rú如

guǒ果

chí持

xù续

ké咳

sou嗽

bìng并

bàn伴

yǒu有

fā发

shāo烧

，

yìng应

lì立

jí即

jiù就

yī医

jiǎn检

chá查

。

If you have a persistent cough accompanied by a fever, you should seek medical attention immediately.

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