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HSK 3.0 Level 4

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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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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6292500)

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Words Containing 吸

吸引力
xī yǐn lì

attractive force (such as gravitation)

请勿吸烟
qǐng wù xī yān

No smoking

吸收剂量
xī shōu jì liàng

absorbed dose

吸顶灯
xī dǐng dēng

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

吸碳
xī tàn

to absorb carbon

吸入器
xī rù qì

inhaler

吸入
xī rù

to breathe in

解吸
jiě xī

to de-absorb

吸血
xī xuè

to suck blood

吸附洗消剂
xī fù xǐ xiāo jì

absorbing decontaminant

吸金
xī jīn

money-spinning

吸虫纲
xī chóng gāng

Class Trematoda

同类相吸
tóng lèi xiāng xī

Like attracts like.

相吸
xiāng xī

mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic)

吸水
xī shuǐ

absorbent

吸着
xī zhuó

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

备用二级头呼吸器
bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì

backup regulator

吸毒成瘾
xī dú chéng yǐn

drug addiction

吸尘器
xī chén qì

vacuum cleaner

吸铁石
xī tiě shí

a magnet

肝吸虫
gān xī chóng

liver fluke

吸血乌贼
xī xuè wū zéi

vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

吸尽
xī jìn

to absorb completely

虹吸
hóng xī

siphon

吸引子网络
xī yǐn zǐ wǎng luò

attractor network

呼吸
hū xī

to breathe

非吸烟
fēi xī yān

nonsmoking

吸引
xī yǐn

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

吸进
xī jìn

to inhale

吸湿
xī shī

to absorb moisture

吸毒
xī dú

to take drugs

门吸
mén xī

doorstop

吸蜜鸟
xī mì niǎo

honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae)

吸口
xī kǒu

sucker mouth

吸入阀
xī rù fá

suction valve

吸氧
xī yǎng

to breathe

吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ

leech

吸睛
xī jīng

eye-catching

吸烟区
xī yān qū

smoking area

吸热
xī rè

heat absorption

吸盘鱼
xī pán yú

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

吸气
xī qì

to inhale

吸纳
xī nà

to take in

磁吸
cí xī

(of a magnet) to attract metallic objects

吸烟室
xī yān shì

smoking room

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)

吸住
xī zhù

to draw (towards)

呼吸管
hū xī guǎn

snorkel

吸血者
xī xuè zhě

blood sucker

裂体吸虫
liè tǐ xī chóng

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

吸音
xī yīn

sound-absorbing

吸碳存
xī tàn cún

carbon sink

吸力
xī lì

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

吸吮
xī shǔn

to suck on (sth)

吸取教训
xī qǔ jiào xun

to draw a lesson (from a setback)

吸奶器
xī nǎi qì

breast pump

呼吸调节器
hū xī tiáo jié qì

regulator (diving)

吸声
xī shēng

sound absorption

吸附
xī fù

to adhere to a surface

吸管
xī guǎn

(drinking) straw

吸积
xī jī

accretion

吸入剂
xī rù jì

inhalant

吮吸
shǔn xī

to suck

虹吸管
hóng xī guǎn

siphon

血吸虫
xuè xī chóng

schistosoma

吸收
xī shōu

to absorb

复殖吸虫
fù zhí xī chóng

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

吸门
xī mén

epiglottis

吸取
xī qǔ

to absorb

睡眠呼吸暂停
shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng

central sleep apnea (CSA)

吸湿性
xī shī xìng

absorbent

复吸
fù xī

to resume smoking (after giving up)

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

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

磁吸效应
cí xī xiào yìng

\magnetic\ force that attracts investment and talented individuals

人工呼吸
rén gōng hū xī

artificial respiration (medicine)

吸烟
xī yān

to smoke

口吸盘
kǒu xī pán

oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)

吸尘机
xī chén jī

vacuum cleaner

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)

吸引子
xī yǐn zi

attractor (math., dynamical systems)

地心吸力
dì xīn xī lì

gravitation

吸虫
xī chóng

trematoda

吸粉
xī fěn

to increase one's followers; to get more fans

吸气器
xī qì qì

inhaler

血吸虫病
xuè xī chóng bìng

schistosomiasis

吸地
xī dì

to vacuum the floor

呼吸系统
hū xī xì tǒng

respiratory system

吸猫
xī māo

(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats

倒吸一口凉气
dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)

吸食
xī shí

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

禁止吸烟
jìn zhǐ xī yān

No smoking!

静脉吸毒
jìng mài xī dú

intravenous drug

吸盘
xī pán

suction pad

吸附性
xī fù xìng

absorption

呼吸道
hū xī dào

respiratory tract

吸留
xī liú

to absorb

被动吸烟
bèi dòng xī yān

second-hand smoking

异性相吸
yì xìng xiāng xī

opposite polarities attract

吸附剂
xī fù jì

absorbent

吸把
xī bǎ

toilet plunger

吸奶
xī nǎi

to suckle

二级头呼吸器
èr jí tóu hū xī qì

(diving) regulator

上呼吸道感染
shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn

upper respiratory tract infection

腹吸盘
fù xī pán

acetabulum (part of the pelvis bone)