吸

xīㄒㄧ

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HSK 4 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
to breathe
2
to suck in
3
to absorb
4
to inhale

Examples

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你不應在這裏吸煙。

You are not supposed to smoke here.

大多數被香煙害死的人吸的煙都不多。

Most people killed by smoking were not heavy smokers.

別再吸煙了。

Stop smoking.

他不吸煙。

He does not smoke.

我不喜歡吸煙，因為吸煙對身體不好。

I don't care for smoking; it's bad for the health.

Characters

Character breakdown

口

kǒu

mouth

及

jí

and

Related: 吸

吸取

xī qǔ

to absorb

吸引

xī yǐn

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

吸毒

xī dú

to take drugs

吸烟

xī yān

to smoke

吸食

xī shí

(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

Stroke practice

Practice writing 吸

Characters

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