嗽 (sòu): (bound form) to cough
嗽 (sòu) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to cough.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 欶 (phonetic). It ranks #2640 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嗽 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- (bound form) to cough
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 嗽
嗽 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 嗽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
请嗽下这杯茶，解解渴再继续工作。
qǐng sòu xià zhè bēi chá , xiè xiè kě zài jì xù gōng zuò .
Please take a sip of this tea to quench your thirst before continuing your work.
...淳淳曾罹“非结核分枝杆菌”是什么?医:咳嗽拖很久没好是警讯
. . . chún chún céng 罹 fēi jié hé fēn zhī gān jūn shì shén má ? yī : hāi sòu tuō hěn jiǔ méi hǎo shì jǐng xùn
...What is the "nontuberculous mycobacterium" that Chun Chun contracted? Doctor: A persistent cough that won’t go away is a warning sign.
...年人子宫下垂的治疗方式有哪些?控制慢性咳嗽减少腹压吗
. . . nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo fāng shì yǒu nǎ xiē ? kòng zhì màn xìng hāi sòu jiǎn shǎo fù yā ma
... What are the treatment methods for uterine ptosis in young people? Does controlling chronic cough reduce abdominal pressure?
爱和咳嗽是无法隐藏的。
ài hé késou shì wúfǎ yǐncáng de.
Love and cough cannot be hidden.
咳嗽糖浆有股甘草的味道。
Késou tángjiāng yǒu gǔ gāncǎo de wèidao.
The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.
咳嗽什么帮好起来？
Késou shénme bāng hǎoqǐlai?
What helps cure a cough?
咳嗽的时候会痛吗？
Késou de shíhou huì tòng ma?
Does it hurt when you cough?
我咳嗽，还有点发烧。
Wǒ késou, hái yǒu diǎn fāshāo.
I have a cough and a little fever.
他得了肺炎，难怪他在不停的咳嗽。
Tā déle fèiyán, nánguài tā zài bù tíng de késou.
He's got pneumonia. No wonder he is coughing nonstop.
你咳嗽了，最好带一条围巾。
Nǐ késou le, zuì hǎo dài yī tiáo wéijīn.
You're coughing, better bring a scarf.
Character Family
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