Hanzi

cough

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

ké, hāi, hái, gāi

Bopomofo

ㄎㄜˊ, ㄏㄞ, ㄏㄞˊ, ㄍㄞ

Jyutping

kat1

Example sentences

他咳出了喉嚨裡的痰。
他咳出了喉咙里的痰。

He coughed up the phlegm in his throat.

tán
他咳出了大量的痰,感覺呼吸順暢多了。
他咳出了大量的痰,感觉呼吸顺畅多了。

He coughed up a lot of phlegm and felt much smoother breathing.

咳嗽 késòu
他最近感冒了,一直在咳嗽。

He has a cold recently and has been coughing all the time.

症狀 / 症状 zhèngzhuàng
發燒和咳嗽是感冒常見的症狀。
发烧和咳嗽是感冒常见的症状。

Fever and coughing are common symptoms of a cold.

止咳 zhǐké
這種止咳糖漿效果非常好。
这种止咳糖浆效果非常好。

This cough syrup is very effective.

醫生開了一瓶止咳藥水給我。
医生开了一瓶止咳药水给我。

The doctor prescribed a bottle of cough syrup for me.

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