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Information of 吸

Pinyin xī

Radical

口

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

吸 [xī] 〈动〉本义: 吸气入体内字法: 形声。从口，及声。 1. 同本义 (En. inhale) - 从口或鼻把气引入体内：呼～。～气。～烟。 - Example: 吸呼(呼吸); 吸留(变滓喘吸的样子); 吸风(吸气。道家辟谷养生之术。谓吸食天地之精气；亦作吸西北风。比喻挨饿); 吸新吐故(吸进新气，吐出浊气) 2. 张开口吸，急饮 (En. drink) - Example: 吸食(用嘴吸进【英】：某些食物、毒物等); 吸霞(吸食朝霞。道家用以修炼养生); 吸露(吸饮露水。喻高洁) 3. 吸取; 吸收; 摄取 (En. draw into) - Example: 吸纳(吸收容纳); 吸集(吸收汇集); 吸利(搜括钱财) 4. 引; 吸引 (En. attract) - Example: 异性相吸; 吸毒石(相传能治毒的药石) 5. 通“翕”。聚合 (En. get together) - Example: 吸逮(气聚集而不绝); 吸聚(翕聚，汇聚) 6. 亲近 (En. be intimate) - Example: 吸习(翕习。附和亲近，习以为常) 7. 动 (En. move) - Example: 吸吸(摇动或移动的样子); 吸淋淋(摇动的样子)

吸吮 xī shǔn

to suck on (sth) / to suck in

呼吸 hū xī

to breathe

吸引 xī yǐn

to attract (interest, investment etc) / CL:個|个[ge4]

吸附 xī fù

to adhere to a surface / to absorb / to draw in / (fig.) to attract / (chemistry) adsorption

吸烟 xī yān

to smoke

吸引力 xī yǐn lì

attractive force (such as gravitation) / sex appeal / attractiveness

呼吸道 hū xī dào

respiratory tract

吸毒 xī dú

to take drugs

吸入 xī rù

to breathe in / to suck in / to inhale

吸纳 xī nà

to take in / to absorb / to admit / to accept

吸气 xī qì

to inhale / to draw in breath

血吸虫病 xuè xī chóng bìng

schistosomiasis

吸盘 xī pán

suction pad / sucker

吸食 xī shí

to suck / to take in

吸水 xī shuǐ

absorbent

吸着 xī zhuó

sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)

呼吸系统 hū xī xì tǒng

respiratory system

深呼吸 shēn hū xī

take a deep breath

吸取 xī qǔ

to absorb / to draw (a lesson, insight etc) / to assimilate

吸尘器 xī chén qì

vacuum cleaner / dust catcher

吮吸 shǔn xī

to suck

吸收 xī shōu

to absorb / to assimilate / to ingest / to recruit

敲骨吸髓 qiāo gǔ xī suǐ

suck the lifeblood of / break the bones and suck the marrow

虹吸 hóng xī

siphon

虹吸管 hóng xī guǎn

siphon

吸收光谱 xī shōu guāng pǔ

absorption spectrum / absorption spectra