Writing
咳嗽 (késou) — how to say "to cough" in Chinese
咳嗽
To cough, cough
verb
Character composition
咳
to cough
嗽
to cough
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
咳嗽药
késou yào
cough medicine
咳嗽不停
késou bùtíng
cough non-stop
Examples
最近天气变化很大，很多人感冒咳嗽，你要多注意身体。
Recently the weather has been changing a lot, many people have colds and coughs, you need to take more care of your health.
他咳嗽了。
He is coughing.
Frequently asked questions
How to say cough in Chinese?
"to cough" in Chinese is 咳嗽 (késou).
咳嗽 meaning in English
咳嗽 (késou) means "To cough, cough".
How is 咳嗽 pronounced?
It is pronounced késou (written as kesou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write cough in Chinese?
It is written 咳嗽: 咳 has 9 strokes, 嗽 has 14 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 咳嗽?
咳嗽 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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