嗽 (sòu) — cough (bound morpheme, used only in the compound 咳嗽)
Definition
嗽 (sòu) is a bound morpheme that only appears as the second half of 咳嗽 (cough). It has no independent meaning on its own.
bound form
cough (bound morpheme, used only in the compound 咳嗽)
Examples
- ？Nǐ zuì jìn shì bu shì yǒu ké sòu?Have you had a cough recently?
- 。Tā ké sòu dé hěn lì hài.He has a really bad cough.
- 。Yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le zhì ké sòu de yào.The doctor prescribed me medicine for the cough.
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