吸管
xī guǎn
Pinyin

Definition

吸管
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xī guǎn
  1. (drinking) straw
  2. pipette
  3. eyedropper
  4. snorkel
  5. CL:支[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不管
bù guǎn
  1. 1 not to be concerned
  2. 2 regardless of
  3. 3 no matter
呼吸
hū xī
  1. 1 to breathe
管
guǎn
  1. 1 variant: 管 guǎn
管理
guǎn lǐ
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to administer
  4. 4 management
  5. 5 administration
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
主管
zhǔ guǎn
  1. 1 in charge
  2. 2 responsible for
  3. 3 person in charge
  4. 4 manager

Idioms (6)

吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
  1. 1 to eat without working (idiom)
  2. 2 to take one's pay and not care about the rest
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
撒手不管
sā shǒu bù guǎn
  1. 1 to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to take no part in
管中窥豹
guǎn zhōng kuī bào
  1. 1 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
管见所及
guǎn jiàn suǒ jí
  1. 1 in my humble opinion (idiom)

Sample Sentences

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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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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我也有一支吸管。
wǒ yě yǒu yī Zhī xīguǎn 。
I also have a straw.
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如果只是体验一下的话没关系。只要戴上面镜呼吸管，再穿上脚蹼，在教练的指导和保护下也可以浮潜。
rúguǒ zhǐshì tǐyàn yīxià de huà méiguānxi 。zhǐyào dài shàng mianjìng hūxīguǎn ，zài chuānshàng jiǎopǔ ，zài jiàoliàn de zhǐdǎo hé bǎohù xià yě kěyǐ fúqiǎn 。
If it's just a quick experience it should be alright. You just have to wear the goggles, the snorkel and flippers, and you'll be able to snorkel under the guidance of the instructor.
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哦，可以帮我拿根吸管吗？我喝口水。
ò ，kěyǐ bāng wǒ ná gēn xīguǎn ma ？wǒ hē kǒu shuǐ 。
Oh. Can you grab a straw for me? I want to drink a bit of water.
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