咳

Sound of sighing in Chinese: 咳 (hāi)

hāi

sound of sighing

HSK 3.0 Level 50 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1sound of sighing
  2. 2(interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh
  3. 3damn
  4. 4wow

Stroke order

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咳

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄞ

hāi

ㄏ/ hㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

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Related words

咳嗽

ké sou

to cough

止咳

zhǐ ké

to suppress coughing

害

hài

to do harm to

好运

hǎo yùn

good luck

号召

hào zhào

to call

合并

hé bìng

to merge

合成

hé chéng

to compose

盒

hé

small box

盒饭

hé fàn

meal in a partitioned box

贺卡

hè kǎ

greeting card

猴

hóu

monkey

胡同儿

hútòngr

Alley

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