咳一下

cough once

→ 咳
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cough once 一下 makes the action sound brief or like a single cough.
CH: 医生让我咳一下。
EN: The doctor asked me to cough once.

医生说:“是的,你再咳一下”

The doctor said, “Yes, cough once more.”

— 蓝白红三部曲之蓝 (1993)

咳一下!

Cough!

— 再见列宁 (2003)

他说…现在试试咳一下

He said… try coughing now.

— 蓝白红三部曲之蓝 (1993)

用力咳一下!

Cough hard!

— 再见列宁 (2003)