止
咳

To suppress coughing in Chinese: 止咳 (zhǐ ké)

zhǐ ké

to suppress coughing

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to suppress coughing

Stroke order

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止
咳

Zhuyin

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄜˊ

ké

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 喝点热水有助于止咳。

    hē diǎn rè shuǐ yǒu zhù yú zhǐ ké。

    Drinking some hot water helps stop coughing.

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Related words

咳

hāi

sound of sighing

止

zhǐ

to stop

咳嗽

ké sou

to cough

禁止

jìn zhǐ

to prohibit

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

阻止

zǔ zhǐ

to prevent

防止

fáng zhǐ

to prevent

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly

为止

wéi zhǐ

until

终止

zhōng zhǐ

to stop

截止

jié zhǐ

to close

静止

jìng zhǐ

still

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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