cough (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
咳嗽 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他感冒了，咳嗽得很厉害。 tā gǎnmào le, késou de hěn lìhài. - He has a cold and is coughing severely.
医生建议他多喝水，减少咳嗽。 yīshēng jiànyì tā duō hē shuǐ, jiǎnshǎo késou. - The doctor advised him to drink more water to reduce coughing.
她的咳嗽一直没有好。 tā de késou yīzhí méiyǒu hǎo. - Her cough hasn’t gone away.
晚上的冷空气让他的咳嗽加重了。 wǎnshàng de lěng kōngqì ràng tā de késou jiāzhòng le. - The cold night air aggravated his cough.
每次咳嗽，他都感觉胸口很疼。 měi cì késou, tā dōu gǎnjué xiōngkǒu hěn téng. - Every time he coughs, he feels a pain in his chest.
Characters
咳 ké - to cough |
嗽 sòu - to cough |