抽 chōu

draw out, pull out; sprout

HSK 4 #1178

DEFINITIONS

抽 chōu
  • to draw out
  • to pull out from in between
  • to remove part of the whole
  • (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
  • to whip or thrash

STROKES

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WORDS

抽烟 chōu yān
HSK 4
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
抽屉 chōu ti
HSK 5
drawer
抽象 chōu xiàng
HSK 5
abstract; abstraction; CL:種|种[zhong3]
抽出 chōu chū to take out; to extract
抽筋 chōu jīn cramp; charley horse; to pull a tendon
抽空 chōu kòng to find the time to do sth
抽搐 chōu chù to twitch
抽签 chōu qiān to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)
抽身 chōu shēn to get away from; to withdraw; to free oneself
抽血 chōu xuè to take blood; to draw blood (e.g. for a test)
抽奖 chōu jiǎng to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
抽取 chōu qǔ to extract; to remove; to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
抽打 chōu dǎ to whip; to flog; to thrash
抽动 chōu dòng to twitch; to throb; a spasm; to extract and use
抽泣 chōu qì to sob spasmodically
抽查 chōu chá random inspection; to do a spot check
抽风 chōu fēng to ventilate; to induce a draft; spasm; convulsion
抽水马桶 chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng flush toilet
抽样 chōu yàng sample; sampling
抽丝 chōu sī to spin silk
抽调 chōu diào to transfer (personnel or material)
抽水机 chōu shuǐ jī water pump
抽头 chōu tóu to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling); tap (in an electromagnetic coil); drawer (of a desk etc)
抽噎 chōu yē to sob
抽检 chōu jiǎn sampling; spot check; random test
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