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

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Character Breakdown

咳 • ké • to cough
ké咳

to cough

嗽 • sou • to cough
sou嗽

to cough

Word Info

Pinyinké sou
Meaningcough
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 咳嗽.

  • 儿童ér tóngchild; children
  • 出差chū chāigo on business trip
  • 海洋hǎi yángocean
  • 比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
  • 登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass
  • 对面duì miànopposite
  • 结果jié guǒresult; outcome; fruit
  • 方面fāng miànaspect
  • 合格hé géqualified
  • 大概dà gàiprobably; maybe
  • 表演biǎo yǎnperformance
  • 对话duì huàdialogue
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 咳嗽.

Words with 咳
  • 止咳zhǐ kéto suppress coughing
  • 咳唾成珠ké tuò chéng zhūWords of wisdom or beautiful writing; eloquent speech or refined literary style.
4.

How to Use 咳嗽 in Sentences

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
Adverb + Verbwith剧烈
jù剧
liè烈
ké咳
sou嗽
5.

Example Sentences with 咳嗽

tā他
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
，
yì一
zhí
neutral
cough once
ké咳
sou嗽
de得
lì厉
hai害
informalSpoken
cough badly
neutral
cough violently
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
hai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.
nǐ你
ké咳
sou嗽
de的
shí时
hou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.
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.