吸 (kap1 | xi1) : inhale; absorb; attract

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吸

kap1

xi1

[1] inhale; breathe/suck/draw in | [antonym] 呼
[2] absorb; soak up; suction
[3] attract; captivate; draw to oneself

Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

吸

This word has been viewed 9763 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Sep 2013 15:30

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吸引 kap1 jan5 xi1 yin3 = to attract, be attractive

吸氣 kap1 hei3 xi1 qi4 = to inhale

深呼吸 sam1 fu1 kap1 shen1 hu1 xi1 = to take deep breath

呼吸 fu1 kap1 hu1 xi1 = to breathe; respiration

吸塵 kap1 can4 = to vacuum

吸塵機 kap1 can4 gei1 = vacuum cleaner

吸毒 kap1 duk6 xi1 du2 = to take drugs

吸煙 kap1 jin1 xi1 yan1 = to smoke a cigarette

不准吸煙 bat1 zeon2 kap1 jin1 bu4 zhun3 xi1 yan1 = no smoking 國

吸取 kap1 ceoi2 xi1 qu3 = to absorb; to draw; to assimilate

吸收 kap1 sau1 xi1 shou1 = to absorb; to assimilate

吸入 kap1 jap6 xi1 ru4 = [1] to breathe in, to inhale; [2] to suck in

脂肪抽吸法 zi1 fong1 cau1 kap1 faat3 zhi1 fang2 chou1 xi1 fa3 = liposuction

真空吸塵器 zan1 hung1 kap1 can4 hei3 zhen1 kong1 xi1 chen2 qi4 = vacuum cleaner

真空吸塵 zan1 hung1 kap1 can4 zhen1 kong1 xi1 chen2 = vacuum cleaning; to vacuum; to hoover

吸管 kap1 gun2 xi1 guan3 = drinking straw

吸納 kap1 naap6 = absorb; enroll; induct

吸煙區 kap1 jin1 keoi1 = smoking area

非吸煙區 fei1 kap1 jin1 keoi1 fei1 xi1 yan1 qu1 = non-smoking area

地心吸力 dei6 sam1 kap1 lik6 di4 xin1 xi1 li4 = gravity; gravitation

吸引力 kap1 jan5 lik6 = attraction; the power of attraction

吸毒者 kap1 duk6 ze2 = a drug addict

吸水紙 kap1 seoi2 zi2 = blotting paper

吸音 kap1 jam1 xi1 yin1 = sound-absorbing

吸附性 kap1 fu6 sing3 xi1 fu4 xing4 = [chem.] absorption; absorbability

吸附 kap1 fu6 xi1 fu4 = [chem.] absorption

吸血鬼 kap1 hyut3 gwai2 xi1 xue4 gui3 (PRC); xi1 xie3 gui3 (Taiwan) = vampire; bloodsucker

吸吮 kap1 syun5 xi1 shun3 = to suck in

吮吸 syun5 kap1 shun3 xi1 = to suck

吸收體 kap1 sau1 tai2 xi1 shou1 ti3 = absorber

呼吸作用 fu1 kap1 zok3 jung6 hu1 xi1 zuo4 yong4 = respiration

人工呼吸 jan4 gung1 fu1 kap1 ren2 gong1 hu1 xi1 = artificial respiration, artificial breathing, respiratory resuscitation, kiss of life (common formation)

吸引遊客的地方 kap1 jan5 jau4 haak3 dik1 dei6 fong1 = attraction 國

呼吸器疾病 fu1 kap1 hei3 zat6 beng6 hu1 xi1 qi4 ji2 bing4 = respiratory diseases

吸塵器 kap1 can4 hei3 xi1 cheng2 qi4 = dust catcher; dust collector

吸取教訓 kap1 ceoi2 gaau3 fan3 = learn a good lesson

呼吸系統 fu1 kap1 hai6 tung2 hu1 xi1 xi4 tong3 = respiratory system (common formation)

吸血鬼片 kap1 hyut3 gwai2 pin3*2 xi1 xue4 gui3 pian4 = vampire film

吸睛 kap1 zing1 xi1 jing1 = to catch one's attention; to be attractive

吸金 kap1 gam1 xin1 jin1 = draw profit; draw in money

吸客 kap1 haak3 xi1 ke4 = attract guests; draw customers

吸盤 kap1 pun4*2 xi1 pan2 = suction cup

呼吸器 fu1 kap1 hei3 hu1 xi1 qi4 = organs of respiration

吸引子網絡 kap1 jan5 zi2 mong5 lok3 xi1 yin3 zi3 wang3 luo4 = attractor network

吸熱反應 kap1 jit6 faan2 jing3 xi1 re4 fan3 ying4 = [化] endothermic reaction

呼吸孔 fu1 kap1 hung2 hu1 xi1 kong3 = [bio.] breathing hole

靜脈吸毒 zing6 mak6 kap1 duk6 jing4 mai4 xi1 du2 = intravenous drug; IV drug

被動吸煙 bei6 dung6 kap1 jin1 bei4 dong4 xi1 yan1 = passive smoking; second-hand smoking (common formation)

血吸蟲病 hyut3 kap1 chung4 beng6 = schistosomiasis

吸血驢 kap1 hyut3 leoi4 xi1 xie3 lv2 = a leech (computer jargon, one who takes but doesn't give back)

吸移管 kap1 ji4 gun2 = a pipette

吸熱 kap1 jit6 xi1 re4 = endothermic (lit., "absorbs heat")

高吸水性高分子 gou1 kap1 seoi2 sing3 gou1 fan1 zi2 gao1 xi1 shui3 xing4 gao1 fen1 zi3 = superabsorbent polymer (SAP)

中東呼吸綜合症 zung1 dung1 fu1 kap1 zung1 hap6 zing3 zhong1 dong1 hu1 xi1 zong1 he2 zheng4 = MERS Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

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吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

我最近戒咗煙，吸煙危害健康吖嘛! 粵
I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right !
[吖嘛 is used here to reason out a statement that seems evidently true.]

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