咳嗽

• ピンイン: ké sou
• 漢字の分解: 咳 = 口 (mouth) + 亥 (phonetic) — to cough; 嗽 = 口 (mouth) + 欶 (phonetic) — to gargle, cough

意味

咳をする；咳

The physical action of coughing, often due to illness or irritation. Very common everyday word. Collocates with 干咳 (dry cough), 剧烈咳嗽 (severe coughing), 咳嗽药 (cough medicine).

例文

1. 他咳嗽了一个多星期还没好，应该去医院看看。
2. 雾霾严重的时候，很多人会出现咳嗽、喉咙痛的症状。
3. 她感冒了，一直咳嗽，晚上都睡不好觉。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, medical, everyday

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 你怎么一直咳嗽？(Why do you keep coughing?)
• 咳嗽的时候要捂住嘴。(Cover your mouth when you cough.)

避ける言い方

• 我咳嗽了一下表示同意。(For clearing throat to signal something, use 清嗓子 or 轻咳; 咳嗽 implies illness-related coughing)

起源と歴史

咳 (to cough) + 嗽 (to cough, clear throat). Both characters contain 口 (mouth) and together form a complete word for coughing.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal