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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 吸

吸取
xī qǔ

to absorb

吸引
xī yǐn

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

吸收
xī shōu

to absorb

吸毒
xī dú

to take drugs

吸烟
xī yān

to smoke

吸管
xī guǎn

(drinking) straw

吸纳
xī nà

to take in

呼吸
hū xī

to breathe

上呼吸道感染
shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn

upper respiratory tract infection

中东呼吸综合征
zhōng dōng hū xī zōng hé zhèng

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

二级头呼吸器
èr jí tóu hū xī qì

(diving) regulator

人工呼吸
rén gōng hū xī

artificial respiration (medicine)

倒吸一口凉气
dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)

备用二级头呼吸器
bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì

backup regulator

口吸盘
kǒu xī pán

oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)

同类相吸
tóng lèi xiāng xī

Like attracts like.

吮吸
shǔn xī

to suck

吸住
xī zhù

to draw (towards)

吸入
xī rù

to breathe in

吸入剂
xī rù jì

inhalant

吸入器
xī rù qì

inhaler

吸入阀
xī rù fá

suction valve

吸力
xī lì

(physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc)

吸取教训
xī qǔ jiào xun

to draw a lesson (from a setback)

吸口
xī kǒu

sucker mouth

吸吮
xī shǔn

to suck on (sth)

吸地
xī dì

to vacuum the floor

吸尘器
xī chén qì

vacuum cleaner

吸尘机
xī chén jī

vacuum cleaner

吸奶
xī nǎi

to suckle

吸奶器
xī nǎi qì

breast pump

吸引力
xī yǐn lì

attractive force (such as gravitation)

吸引子
xī yǐn zi

attractor (math., dynamical systems)

吸引子网络
xī yǐn zǐ wǎng luò

attractor network

吸把
xī bǎ

toilet plunger

吸收剂量
xī shōu jì liàng

absorbed dose

吸毒成瘾
xī dú chéng yǐn

drug addiction

吸气
xī qì

to inhale

吸气器
xī qì qì

inhaler

吸氧
xī yǎng

to breathe

吸水
xī shuǐ

absorbent

吸湿
xī shī

to absorb moisture

吸湿性
xī shī xìng

absorbent

吸烟区
xī yān qū

smoking area

吸烟室
xī yān shì

smoking room

吸热
xī rè

heat absorption

吸留
xī liú

to absorb

吸尽
xī jìn

to absorb completely

吸盘
xī pán

suction pad

吸盘鱼
xī pán yú

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

吸睛
xī jīng

eye-catching

吸碳
xī tàn

to absorb carbon

吸碳存
xī tàn cún

carbon sink

吸积
xī jī

accretion

吸粉
xī fěn

to increase one's followers; to get more fans

吸声
xī shēng

sound absorption

吸着
xī zhuó

sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)

吸蜜鸟
xī mì niǎo

honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae)

吸虫
xī chóng

trematoda

吸虫纲
xī chóng gāng

Class Trematoda

吸血
xī xuè

to suck blood

吸血乌贼
xī xuè wū zéi

vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

吸血者
xī xuè zhě

blood sucker

吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ

leech

吸猫
xī māo

(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats

吸进
xī jìn

to inhale

吸金
xī jīn

money-spinning

吸铁石
xī tiě shí

a magnet

吸门
xī mén

epiglottis

吸附
xī fù

to adhere to a surface

吸附剂
xī fù jì

absorbent

吸附性
xī fù xìng

absorption

吸附洗消剂
xī fù xǐ xiāo jì

absorbing decontaminant

吸音
xī yīn

sound-absorbing

吸顶灯
xī dǐng dēng

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

吸食
xī shí

(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)

呼吸管
hū xī guǎn

snorkel

呼吸系统
hū xī xì tǒng

respiratory system

呼吸调节器
hū xī tiáo jié qì

regulator (diving)

呼吸道
hū xī dào

respiratory tract

严重急性呼吸系统综合症
yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

地心吸力
dì xīn xī lì

gravitation

密闭式循环再呼吸水肺系统
mì bì shì xún huán zài hū xī shuǐ fèi xì tǒng

closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)

复吸
fù xī

to resume smoking (after giving up)

异性相吸
yì xìng xiāng xī

opposite polarities attract

相吸
xiāng xī

mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic)

睡眠呼吸暂停
shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng

central sleep apnea (CSA)

磁吸
cí xī

(of a magnet) to attract metallic objects

磁吸效应
cí xī xiào yìng

\magnetic\ force that attracts investment and talented individuals

禁止吸烟
jìn zhǐ xī yān

No smoking!

肝吸虫
gān xī chóng

liver fluke

腹吸盘
fù xī pán

acetabulum (part of the pelvis bone)

虹吸
hóng xī

siphon

虹吸管
hóng xī guǎn

siphon

血吸虫
xuè xī chóng

schistosoma

血吸虫病
xuè xī chóng bìng

schistosomiasis

被动吸烟
bèi dòng xī yān

second-hand smoking

裂体吸虫
liè tǐ xī chóng

schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)

复殖吸虫
fù zhí xī chóng

digenetic trematode worm (i.e. from Order Digenea 複殖目|复殖目)

解吸
jiě xī

to de-absorb

请勿吸烟
qǐng wù xī yān

No smoking

门吸
mén xī

doorstop

静脉吸毒
jìng mài xī dú

intravenous drug

非吸烟
fēi xī yān

nonsmoking