吸
xī
Pinyin

Definition

吸
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xī
  1. to breathe
  2. to suck in
  3. to absorb
  4. to inhale

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吸引
xī yǐn
  1. 1 to attract (interest, investment etc)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
  1. 1 attractive force (such as gravitation)
  2. 2 sex appeal
  3. 3 attractiveness
吸收
xī shōu
  1. 1 to absorb
  2. 2 to assimilate
  3. 3 to ingest
  4. 4 to recruit
呼吸
hū xī
  1. 1 to breathe
吸
xī
  1. 1 to breathe
  2. 2 to suck in
  3. 3 to absorb
  4. 4 to inhale

Sample Sentences

据世卫组织报告，全球新冠肺炎确诊人数已超过127万，病亡人数逾7万。中国工程院院士、著名呼吸病学专家钟南山说：“希望各国都能继续全力投入到疫情防控中去，相信我们终将战胜疫情。”
jù ShìwèiZǔzhī bàogào ，quánqiú xīnguānfèiyán quèzhěn rénshù yǐ chāoguò yībǎièrshíqī wàn ，bìngwáng rénshù yú qī wàn 。ZhōngguóGōngchéngyuàn yuànshì 、zhùmíng hūxībìngxué zhuānjiā zhōngnánshān shuō ：“xīwàng gèguó dōu néng jìxù quánlì tóurù dào yìqíng fángkòng zhōng qù ，xiāngxìn wǒmen zhōngjiāng zhànshèng yìqíng 。”
According to a WHO report, confirmed cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 1.27 million, and caused around 70 thousand deaths. Zhong Nan Shan, a fellow of Chinese Academy of Engineering and a renowned respiratory expert said, "I hope every country is putting every effort into preventing and controlling the pandemic, and I believe that we will defeat it as last."
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大部分的太阳光来到水星以后都被表面的岩石所吸收，只有百分之八被反射出去。
dàbùfen de tàiyángguāng láidào Shuǐxīng yǐhòu dōu bèi biǎomiàn de yánshí suǒ xīshōu ，zhǐ yǒu bǎifēnzhī bā bèi fǎnshè chūqù 。
Most of the sunlight are absorbed by rocks on the surface, and only 8% of them reflected.
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你想过我们用过的塑胶吸管都去哪了吗？
nǐ xiǎng guò wǒmen yòng guò de sùjiāo xīguǎn dōu qù nǎ le ma ？
Have you ever thought about where our used straws go?
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老一辈明星大多靠作品吸引观众，现在的偶像却是靠营造人设来增加人气呢。
lǎoyībèi míngxīng dàduō kào zuòpǐn xīyǐn guānzhòng ，xiànzài de ǒuxiàng quèshì kào yíngzào rénshè lái zēngjiā rénqì ne 。
Most of the older generation's stars rely on works to attract audiences, but now idols rely on creating characters to increase their popularity.
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我就是觉得这是在巧立名目，仗着人已经到这里了，如果不买就看不了电影。就像买珍珠奶茶不给吸管一样过分。
wǒ jiùshì juéde zhè shì zài qiǎolìmíngmù ，zhàngzhe rén yǐjīng dào zhèlǐ le ，rúguǒ bù mǎi jiù kàn bùliǎo diànyǐng 。jiù xiàng mǎi zhēnzhūnǎichá bù gěi xīguǎn yīyàng guòfèn 。
I think this is a clever way to get people to buy the glasses taking advantage that you’re already there and can’t watch the movie without the glasses. It like buying bubble milk tea but without providing a straw.
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这座中世纪哥特式建筑位于巴黎市中心塞纳河畔，1163年始建，1345年完工，是法国最具代表性的文物古迹之一，1991年由联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录，每年吸引至少1300万名游客。
zhè zuò zhōngshìjì gētèshì jiànzhù wèiyú Bālí shìzhōngxīn SāinàHé pàn ， nián shǐjiàn ， nián wángōng ，shì Fǎguó zuì jù dàibiǎoxìng de wénwù gǔjì zhīyī ， nián yóu LiánhéguóJiàoKēWénZǔzhī lièrù shìjiè yíchǎn mínglù ，měinián xīyǐn zhìshǎo wànmíng yóukè 。
This medieval Gothic building is located on the banks of the Seine in central Paris. It was built in 1163 and completed in 1345. It is one of the most representative cultural relics in France. It was listed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List in 1991 and attracts at least 13 million tourists annually.
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我也有一支吸管。
wǒ yě yǒu yī Zhī xīguǎn 。
I also have a straw.
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曾晶介绍，味觉和咀嚼功能减退、胃肠蠕动减慢、消化液分泌减少，这些都会影响老年人的食欲和消化吸收能力；空巢状态、独居老人可能会饮食上更为简单随意。这些都会导致老年人饮食营养摄入不均衡，最终影响健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，wèijué hé jǔjué gōngnéng jiǎntuì 、wèi cháng rúdòng jiǎnmàn 、xiāohuàyè fēnmì jiǎnshǎo ，zhèxiē dōu huì yǐngxiǎng lǎoniánrén de shíyù hé xiāohuà xīshōu nénglì ；kōngcháo zhuàngtài 、dújū lǎorén kěnéng huì yǐnshí shàng gèngwéi jiǎndān suíyì 。zhèxiē dōu huì dǎozhì lǎoniánrén yǐnshí yíngyǎng shèrù bù jūnhéng ，zuìzhōng yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing explains reduction of taste and chewing function, gastrointestinal motility slowed down, and decreased digestive juice secretion, which all affected the appetite and digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly; empty nest state, elderly people living alone may be more simple and casual. These will lead to an imbalance in the nutritional intake of the elderly and ultimately affect their health.
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十一月一日，《西安市控制吸烟管理办法》正式施行。
shíyī yuè yī rì ，《XīānShì kòngzhì xīyān guǎnlǐ bànfǎ 》zhèngshì shīxíng 。
On 1 November, Xian city officially implements measures to control smoking.
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此次西安出台的控烟办法，除了明确对吸烟当事人施以处罚外，还对相关场所一方的管理者规定了劝阻义务。
cǐ cì Xīān chūtái de kòng yān bànfǎ ，chúle míngquè duì xīyān dāngshìrén shīyǐ chǔfá wài ，hái duì xiāngguān chǎngsuǒ yīfāng de guǎnlǐzhě guīdìng le quànzǔ yìwù 。
In addition to explicitly penalizing the smoking parties, the smoke control measures introduced in Xi'an also stipulated the obligation of the management of the relevant sites to enforce the strict control measures.
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