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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咳嗽

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咳嗽 ké sou - to cough
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 8 7,744 6,303 3,644

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
咳 hāi- sound of sighing
- (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh
- damn
- wow
咳 ké- cough
嗽 sòu- (bound form) to cough

Other Words Containing 咳嗽

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
咳嗽 4 8 7,744 6,303 3,644