吸

Pinyin: xī

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale

Example sentence

请深吸一口气。

Qǐng shēn xī yī kǒu qì.

Please take a deep breath.

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What 吸 means

吸 (xī) is a Chinese word meaning “to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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