"To cough" in Chinese — 咳嗽 (ké sou)

咳

嗽

ké sou

to cough

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

1to cough

Stroke order

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咳

嗽

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˊ

ké

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

˙ㄙㄡ

sou

˙/ neutral toneㄙ/ sㄡ/ ou

Example sentences

See 咳嗽 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

你咳嗽吗？
nǐ ké sou ma？
Do you have any coughing?
你咳嗽吗？
nǐ ké sou ma？
Do you have a cough?

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Related words

咳

hāi

sound of sighing

止咳

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to suppress coughing

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shy

流泪

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to shed tears

马虎

mǎ hu

careless

乒乓球

pīng pāng qiú

table tennis

亲戚

qīn qi

a relative (i.e. family relation)

狮子

shī zi

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湿润

shī rùn

moist

顺便

shùn biàn

conveniently

羡慕

xiàn mù

to envy

牙膏

yá gāo

toothpaste

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To cough in Chinese: 咳嗽 (ké sou)