Cough in Chinese (Mandarin): 咳嗽 (késou)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 咳嗽

• 咳

  To cough. 口 (mouth) is on the left.

  9 strokes

• 嗽

  To cough. 口 (mouth) is on the left.

  14 strokes

Say 嗽 short and light: ké-sou. Cover your mouth when you cough: 咳嗽要捂嘴.

More examples with 咳嗽

• 我咳嗽了一个晚上。

  我咳嗽了一個晚上。

  Wǒ késou le yí gè wǎnshang.

  I coughed all night.

• 咳嗽要喝热水。

  咳嗽要喝熱水。

  Késou yào hē rè shuǐ.

  Drink warm water when you have a cough.

How to write 咳嗽 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.