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吸

xī

inhale, suck in; absorb; attract

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Strokes
6
Radical
口
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4
Tone
1

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Example sentences

  • 吸一口气，妈的！

    Xī yī kǒu qì mā de

    Breathe, damn you!

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  • 他们吸烟了。

    Tā men xī yān le

    They smoked.

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  • 我可以吸烟吗？

    Wǒ kě yǐ xī yān ma

    May I smoke?

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  • 她第一眼就吸引了我。

    Tā dì yī yǎn jiù xī yǐn le wǒ

    She attracted me at first sight.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 吸

  • 吸引xī yǐn 1–3 to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
  • 呼吸hū xī 1–1 to breathe
  • 吸xī 1to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
  • 吸收xī shōu 1–1 to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
  • 吸烟xī yān 1–1 to smoke
  • 吸管xī guǎn 1–3 (drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel
  • 吸毒xī dú 1–2 to take drugs
  • 吸取xī qǔ 1–3 to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
  • 吸纳xī nà 1–4 to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept