吸 (xī) means Attract (draw in - absorb - inhale - suck in). Below are 24 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
身体很快 吸 收了药。
Shēntǐ hěn kuài xīshōu le yào.
The body absorbed the medicine quickly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吸收
公共场所禁止 吸 烟。
Gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ jìnzhǐ xīyān.
Smoking is forbidden in public places.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 场所
这里的景色很 吸 引人。
Zhèlǐ de jǐngsè hěn xīyǐn rén.
The scenery here is very appealing.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 吸引
植物从土里 吸 取水分。
Zhíwù cóng tǔ lǐ xīqǔ shuǐfèn.
Plants take up water from the soil.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吸取
这本书 吸 引了很多读者。
Zhè běn shū xīyǐn le hěn duō dúzhě.
This book has attracted many readers.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 吸引
我们要 吸 取这次的教训。
Wǒmen yào xīqǔ zhè cì de jiàoxun.
We should learn from this lesson.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吸取
他 吸 收知识的能力很强。
Tā xīshōu zhīshi de nénglì hěn qiáng.
He has a strong ability to take in knowledge.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吸收
他的呼 吸 变得短促起来。
Tā de hūxī biàn de duǎncù qǐlái.
His breathing became short and rapid.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 短促
植物白天 吸 收二氧化碳。
Zhíwù báitiān xīshōu èryǎnghuàtàn.
Plants absorb carbon dioxide during the day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 二氧化碳
吸 烟对肺的伤害非常大。
Xīyān duì fèi de shānghài fēicháng dà.
Smoking does great harm to the lungs.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 肺
有人公然在禁烟区 吸 烟。
Yǒu rén gōngrán zài jìnyān qū xīyān.
Someone was openly smoking in the no-smoking area.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公然
这篇文章的标题很 吸 引人。
Zhè piān wénzhāng de biāotí hěn xīyǐn rén.
The title of this article is very eye-catching.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 标题
深呼 吸 可以让人镇静下来。
Shēn hūxī kěyǐ ràng rén zhènjìng xiàlái.
Deep breathing can calm a person down.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镇静
众所周知， 吸 烟有害健康。
Zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī, xīyān yǒu hài jiànkāng.
As everyone knows, smoking harms health.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 众所周知
气功讲究呼 吸 和姿势的配合。
Qìgōng jiǎngjiu hūxī hé zīshì de pèihé.
Qigong stresses coordinating breathing with posture.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气功
山上的空气很好，呼 吸 很舒服。
Shān shàng de kōngqì hěn hǎo, hūxī hěn shūfu.
The air on the mountain is good and easy to breathe.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 呼吸
发射的那一刻，全场屏住了呼 吸 。
Fāshè de nà yí kè, quánchǎng bǐngzhù le hūxī.
At the moment of launch the whole room held its breath.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发射
今年的图书博览会 吸 引了很多读者。
Jīnnián de túshū bólǎnhuì xīyǐn le hěn duō dúzhě.
This year's book fair drew a great many readers.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 博览会
他深 吸 一口气，让新鲜空气进入肺里。
Tā shēn xī yì kǒu qì, ràng xīnxiān kōngqì jìnrù fèi lǐ.
He took a deep breath, letting fresh air into his lungs.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 肺
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Words that contain 吸
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Questions about 吸
How is 吸 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 吸 (xī, "Attract (draw in - absorb - inhale - suck in)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 吸 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 吸 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
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The dictionary page for 吸 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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