吸

xī

“To breathe” in Chinese is 吸 (xī).

Other characters with the syllable xi: see all 29 →

Meaning

to breathe
to suck in
to absorb

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to inhale

Example

我呼吸困难。

I have trouble breathing.

From 呼吸 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 吸

呼吸hūxīto breatheHSK 4 吸管xīguǎn(drinking) strawHSK 4 吸收xīshōuto absorbHSK 4 吸烟xīyānto smokeHSK 4 吸引xīyǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinateHSK 4 吸毒xīdúto take drugsHSK 6 吸纳xīnàto take inHSK 7-9 吸取xīqǔto absorbHSK 7-9

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