| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract; abstraction; Classifiers: 种 | |
| 抽查 | chōu chá | random inspection; to do a spot check | |
| 抽调 | chōu diào | to transfer (personnel or material) | |
| 抽烟 | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) | |
| 抽签 | chōu qiān | to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing) |
| 1 | She is very busy, but she always finds time to help other people. | |
| 2 | I can't afford the time. | |
| 3 | Walking into this bookstore, we had an insatiable urge to light a cigar (and we don' t smoke) because, well, this is the sort of place it seems like one should do that. | |
| 4 | Then they'll pump me into the river and I'll be back in the sea again. | |
| 5 | If you draw a proposal, then you have to go to the import beer festival this weekend and push over a guy in a chemical toilet. |
