Chinese Word: 吸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吸HSK 4

Pinyin: xī

English Definition: to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale

Chinese Definition:
①从口或鼻把气引入体内：呼吸。吸气。吸烟。
②引取：吸引。吸附。

Antonyms: 呼

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:及 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 及 [ jí ] to extend; to reach; and; in time

Similar Characters: 级极汲圾昅

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吸引HSK 4	xī yǐn	to attract (interest, investment etc); Classifiers: 个
吸收HSK 5	xī shōu	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
呼吸HSK 5	hū xī	to breathe
吸引力	xī yǐn lì	attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness
吸取HSK 5	xī qǔ	to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate

1		jìn zhǐ 禁止 xī yān 吸烟。 No smoking.
2		gōng gòng chǎng suǒ 公共场所 jìn zhǐ 禁止 xī yān 吸烟。 Smoking is prohibited in public places.
3		tā 他 yīn 因 xī dú 吸毒 ér 而 bèi bǔ 被捕。 He was arrested for drug abuse.
4		xiǎo nán hái 小男孩 yòng 用 xī guǎn 吸管 chuī 吹 pào pao 泡泡。 The little boy blew bubbles with his straw.
5		zhè ge 这个 chǎng suǒ 场所 bù 不 yǔn xǔ 允许 xī yān 吸烟。 Smoking is not allowed in this place.

1		jìn zhǐ 禁止 xī yān 吸烟。 No smoking.
2		gōng gòng chǎng suǒ 公共场所 jìn zhǐ 禁止 xī yān 吸烟。 Smoking is prohibited in public places.
3		tā 他 yīn 因 xī dú 吸毒 ér 而 bèi bǔ 被捕。 He was arrested for drug abuse.
4		xiǎo nán hái 小男孩 yòng 用 xī guǎn 吸管 chuī 吹 pào pao 泡泡。 The little boy blew bubbles with his straw.
5		zhè ge 这个 chǎng suǒ 场所 bù 不 yǔn xǔ 允许 xī yān 吸烟。 Smoking is not allowed in this place.