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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xī | xi1
English translation
to breathe
to suck in
to absorb
to inhale
to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口及

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi bèi de 内衣裤 nèi yī kù gān le .

A quart of milk got sucked up inside my girdle.

ěr 博士 bóshì shuì , dāng 人体 rén tǐ Zhōng de gài 含量 hán liàng piān shí , 身体 shēntǐ jiù huì 产生 chǎnshēng zhǒng 荷尔蒙 hé ěr méng , Néng 帮助 bāngzhù 肌体 jī tǐ zuì 限度 xiàn dù de 吸收 xīshōu suǒ 摄入 shè rù 的钙.

Zemel says that when calcium levels are low, the body releases a hormone that helps squeeze the most out of every available milligram of the

rén 穿 chuān de 鞋子 xié zi huì yīn 吸饱 le Shuǐ ér biàn jǐn , wéi 本人 běnrén huì ( zuì ).

A man's shoes get tight by imbibe water, but he do not.

这种 zhè zhǒng yào zài 几秒 nèi jiù 可以 kěyǐ bèi 血液 xuè yè 吸收 xīshōu .

This medicine can be absorbed into the bloodstream in seconds.

zhè Zhāng 贴片 Néng 使 shǐ yān zhě hěn 缓慢 huǎn màn de yān jiè diào .

The patch enables smokers to wean themselves off cigarettes very gradually.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
吸引 xīyǐn to attract (interest, investment etc)吸引 xīyǐn
呼吸 hūxī to breathe呼吸 hūxī
to breathe
吸收 xīshōu to absorb吸收 xīshōu
吸血鬼 xī xuè guǐ leech吸血鬼 xī xuè guǐ
吸毒 xī dú to take drugs吸毒 xī dú
吸引力 xī yǐn lì sex appeal吸引力 xī yǐn lì
吸烟 xī yān to smoke吸煙
吸取 xīqǔ to absorb吸取 xīqǔ
吸纳 xī nà to take in吸納
呼吸道 hū xī dào respiratory tract呼吸道 hū xī dào
吸入 xī rù to breathe in吸入 xī rù
吸气 xī qì to inhale吸氣
吸食 xī shí to suck吸食 xī shí
吸附 xī fù to absorb吸附 xī fù
吸尘器 xī chén qì vacuum cleaner吸塵器
吸管 xī guǎn pipette吸管 xī guǎn
血吸虫 xuè xī chóng schistosoma血吸蟲
人工呼吸 rén gōng hū xī artificial respiration (medicine)人工呼吸 rén gōng hū xī
呼吸器 hū xī qì ventilator (artificial breathing apparatus used in hospitals)呼吸器 hū xī qì
吸吮 xī shǔn to suck in吸吮 xī shǔn
吸水 xī shuǐ absorbent吸水 xī shuǐ
吸力 xī lì attractive force吸力 xī lì

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