Character

吸 xī

inhale, suck in; absorb; attract

HSK 4 #924

吸引 xī yǐn HSK 4	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個\|个[ge4]
呼吸 hū xī HSK 5	to breathe
吸收 xī shōu HSK 5	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
吸取 xī qǔ HSK 5	to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
吸血鬼 xī xuè guǐ	leech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion); fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
吸毒 xī dú	to take drugs
吸烟 xī yān	to smoke
吸引力 xī yǐn lì	attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness
吸食 xī shí	to suck; to take in
吸气 xī qì	to inhale; to draw in breath
吸尘器 xī chén qì	vacuum cleaner; dust catcher
吸管 xī guǎn	(drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel; CL:支[zhi1]
呼吸器 hū xī qì	ventilator (artificial breathing apparatus used in hospitals)
人工呼吸 rén gōng hū xī	artificial respiration (medicine)
呼吸道 hū xī dào	respiratory tract
吸吮 xī shǔn	to suck on (sth); to suck in
吮吸 shǔn xī	to suck
吸力 xī lì	attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics); attractive force
吸热 xī rè	heat absorption
吸纳 xī nà	to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept
呼吸系统 hū xī xì tǒng	respiratory system
吸附 xī fù	to adhere to a surface; to absorb; to draw in; (fig.) to attract; (chemistry) adsorption
吸盘 xī pán	suction pad; sucker
吸铁石 xī tiě shí	a magnet; same as 磁鐵\|磁铁
虹吸 hóng xī	siphon

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