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chōu
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to draw out
  2. 2. to pull out from in between
  3. 3. to remove part of the whole
  4. 4. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
  5. 5. to whip or thrash

Example Sentences

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煙請到外面
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 340256)

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Words Containing 抽

抽空
chōu kòng

to find the time to do sth

抽离
chōu lí

to remove

抽水泵
chōu shuǐ bèng

water pump

老抽
lǎo chōu

dark soy sauce

抽泣
chōu qì

to sob spasmodically

抽气
chōu qì

to draw air out

倒抽一口气
dào chōu yī kǒu qì

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

双抽
shuāng chōu

black soy sauce

病来如山倒,病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī

sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly

找抽
zhǎo chōu

(coll.) to look for trouble

抽水站
chōu shuǐ zhàn

water pumping station

抽奖
chōu jiǎng

to draw a prize

抽调
chōu diào

to transfer (personnel or material)

抽咽
chōu yè

to sob

抽打
chōu dǎ

to whip

抽油烟机
chōu yóu yān jī

range hood

抽出
chōu chū

to take out

抽检
chōu jiǎn

sampling

抽号
chōu hào

to randomly select (as for a lottery)

抽丝
chōu sī

to spin silk

抽象思维
chōu xiàng sī wéi

abstract thought

抽验
chōu yàn

to test a random sample; to spot-check

抽斗
chōu dǒu

drawer

抽中
chōu zhòng

to win (a prize in a lottery)

抽抽噎噎
chōu chou yē yē

to sob and sniffle

抽取
chōu qǔ

to extract

抽签
chōu qiān

to perform divination with sticks

抽身
chōu shēn

to get away from

抽脂
chōu zhī

liposuction

抽风机
chōu fēng jī

exhaust fan

幸运抽奖
xìng yùn chōu jiǎng

lucky draw

慈善抽奖
cí shàn chōu jiǎng

a raffle (for charity)

回抽
huí chōu

to pull back; to withdraw

抽水
chōu shuǐ

to pump water

抽风
chōu fēng

to ventilate

抽痛
chōu tòng

to throb with pain

抽税
chōu shuì

to tax

抽插
chōu chā

to slide in and out

抽查
chōu chá

random inspection

欠抽
qiàn chōu

(coll.) to deserve a slap in the face

抽水机
chōu shuǐ jī

water pump

抽时间
chōu shí jiān

to (try to) find the time to

抽象词
chōu xiàng cí

abstract word

釜底抽薪
fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation

抽头
chōu tóu

to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)

抽搭
chōu dā

to sob

抽象
chōu xiàng

abstract

抽象域
chōu xiàng yù

abstract field (math.)

抽样
chōu yàng

sample; sampling

抽象代数
chōu xiàng dài shù

abstract algebra

抽噎
chōu yē

to sob

短中抽长
duǎn zhōng chōu cháng

to make the best of a bad job

抽屉
chōu ti

drawer

抽纸
chōu zhǐ

paper tissue (in a box)

抽嘴巴
chōu zuǐ ba

to slap

抽认卡
chōu rèn kǎ

flashcard

抽水马桶
chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng

flush toilet

抽动症
chōu dòng zhèng

Tourette syndrome

抽搐
chōu chù

to twitch

抽动
chōu dòng

to twitch

抽烟
chōu yān

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

抽血
chōu xuè

to take blood

抽丝剥茧
chōu sī bāo jiǎn

lit. to spin silk from cocoons

生抽
shēng chōu

light soy sauce

抽贷
chōu dài

to call in a loan

抽筋
chōu jīn

cramp

抽冷子
chōu lěng zi

(coll.) unexpectedly