吸
HSK 4freq #2340
Meanings
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- 1.to breathe
- 2.to suck in
- 3.to absorb
- 4.to inhale
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Wiktionary
- 1.to breathe in; to inhale
- 2.to smoke
- 3.to suck; to drink
- 4.to absorb
- 5.to attract
- 6.a surname, Xi
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰrɯb): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 及 (OC *ɡrɯb) – to inhale through the mouth. Note that 及 originally derives from “grab”, hence connotations of “grab through the mouth, inhale”.
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Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
我不吸大麻。
I don't smoke weed.
请深吸一口气。
Please take a deep breath.
在火車上禁止吸煙。
Smoking is prohibited on the train.
你們有非吸煙區嗎？
Do you have a non-smoking section?
吸煙對你的健康不好。
Smoking is bad for your health.
他喜歡在廁所裡吸煙。
He likes smoking in the toilet.
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