Chinese Word: 咳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咳Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:亥 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 亥 [ hài ] 12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations

Similar Characters: 该核刻咬

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Pinyin: ké

English Definition:cough

Chinese Definition:
①(咳嗽)呼吸器官受刺激而引起一种反射作用。把吸入的气急急呼出，同时发声，能清除呼吸道中的异物或痰，亦是某些病的症状。

Example Words:

咳嗽HSK 4	ké sou	to cough; Classifiers: 阵
百日咳	bǎi rì ké	whooping cough; pertussis
咳痰	ké tán	to cough up phlegm; to expectorate
止咳	zhǐ ké	to suppress coughing
咳呛	ké qiàng	(dialect) to cough

Pinyin: hāi

English Definition:sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow

Chinese Definition:
①叹息：咳声叹气。［词性］[叹]
②表示惋惜或后悔：又表示招呼人，提醒人注意：咳！我昨天没去医院。

Example Words:

to sigh and moan (idiom)

1		tā 他 yīn wèi 因为 hóu lóng tòng 喉咙痛 ér 而 yì zhí 一直 ké sou 咳嗽。 He's been coughing because of his sore throat.
2		wǒ 我 ké sou 咳嗽 tài jiǔ 太久 le 了， xū yào 需要 qù 去 kàn kan 看看 yī shēng 医生。 I have been coughing for too long and need to see a doctor.
3		liú gǎn 流感 zhèng zhuàng 症状 bāo kuò 包括 fā rè 发热、 ké sou 咳嗽 hé 和 tóu tòng 头痛。 Symptoms of influenza include fever, cough, and headache.
4		tā 他 zài 在 ké sou 咳嗽 de 的 shí hou 时候 hē 喝 le 了 yī 一 bēi 杯 rè 热 níng méng shuǐ 柠檬水。 He drank a cup of hot lemon water when he was coughing.
5		tā 她 ké sou 咳嗽 le 了 hǎo 好 jǐ tiān 几天， dàn shì 但是 yì zhí 一直 méi yǒu 没有 qù 去 kàn yī shēng 看医生。 She has been coughing for several days, but hasn't gone to see a doctor yet.

1		tā 他 yīn wèi 因为 hóu lóng tòng 喉咙痛 ér 而 yì zhí 一直 ké sou 咳嗽。 He's been coughing because of his sore throat.
2		wǒ 我 ké sou 咳嗽 tài jiǔ 太久 le 了， xū yào 需要 qù 去 kàn kan 看看 yī shēng 医生。 I have been coughing for too long and need to see a doctor.
3		liú gǎn 流感 zhèng zhuàng 症状 bāo kuò 包括 fā rè 发热、 ké sou 咳嗽 hé 和 tóu tòng 头痛。 Symptoms of influenza include fever, cough, and headache.
4		tā 他 zài 在 ké sou 咳嗽 de 的 shí hou 时候 hē 喝 le 了 yī 一 bēi 杯 rè 热 níng méng shuǐ 柠檬水。 He drank a cup of hot lemon water when he was coughing.
5		tā 她 ké sou 咳嗽 le 了 hǎo 好 jǐ tiān 几天， dàn shì 但是 yì zhí 一直 méi yǒu 没有 qù 去 kàn yī shēng 看医生。 She has been coughing for several days, but hasn't gone to see a doctor yet.