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吸 · xī

breathe in; draw in air or another substance

he / him他tā深深地shēn shēn dìto breathe吸xī(completed / change)了leone breath一口气yì kǒu qì。

tā shēn shēn de xī le yì kǒu qì。

Here, 吸: breathe in; draw in air or another substance.

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吸引 · xīyǐn

attract; draw someone's attention or interest

this这zhè本书běn shū(modifier / structural particle)的depicture图片tú piàndegree / adjective linker很hěnto attract吸引xī yǐnI / me我wǒ。

zhè běn shū de tú piàn hěn xī yǐn wǒ。

Here, 吸引: attract; draw someone's attention or interest.

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呼吸 · hūxī

breathe

to run跑步pǎo bùback后hòu，she / her她tā(modifier / structural particle)的deto breathe呼吸hū xī很快hěn kuài。

pǎo bù hòu， tā de hū xī hěn kuài。

Here, 呼吸: breathe.

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吸管 · xīguǎn

drinking straw

这杯zhè bēidrink饮料yǐn liàonot不bùto need需要xū yào(drinking) straw吸管xī guǎn。

zhè bēi yǐn liào bù xū yào xī guǎn。

Here, 吸管: drinking straw.

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吸收 · xīshōu

absorb; take in

plant植物zhí wùto pass through通过tōng guò根部gēn bùto absorb吸收xī shōumoisture content水分shuǐ fèn。

zhí wù tōng guò gēn bù xī shōu shuǐ fèn。

Here, 吸收: absorb; take in.

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吸取 · xīqǔ

to absorb or draw from; to learn from experience

吸取教训 means learn lessons from an experience. 吸取 can also concern absorbing something physically; the object shows whether the meaning is figurative or literal.

we / us我们wǒ menshould应该yīng gāifrom从cóngto be defeated失败shī bàito hit (the mark)中zhōngto draw a lesson (from a…吸取教训xī qǔ jiào xùn。

wǒ men yīng gāi cóng shī bài zhōng xī qǔ jiào xùn。

Here, 吸取: to absorb or draw from; to learn from experience.

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