Chinese word dictionary

干咳

gān ké · to cough without phlegm; a dry cough

Word information

Simplified干咳
Traditional乾咳
Pinyingān ké
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 干咳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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