吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract (interest, investment etc); Classifiers: 个 | |
吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit | |
呼吸 | hū xī | to breathe | |
吸引力 | xī yǐn lì | attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness | |
吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate |
1 | The old man was sitting in his favourite chair , contentedly pulling at his pipe . | |
2 | After sucking up some water with his nose, he then sprays it through his tear ducts, ending up on the paper. | |
3 | He sucked at his cigar and then agreed with what I said. | |
4 | Now that cold weather is upon many of us, I am concerned about breathing in cold air. | |
5 | I have relapsed a couple of times, but I'm sticking with it. |