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咳嗽

to cough

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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.