吸: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale/to attract/to soak up/suction/to drink

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale/to attract/to soak up/suction/to drink

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

Definitions (Wiktionary)

Definitions (Unihan)

Definitions (HSK3.0)

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
你必须从失败中吸取教训。
你必須從失敗中吸取教訓。
nǐ bì xū cóng shī bài zhōng xī qǔ jiào xun 。
- You must learn from mistakes.
- You must learn from your mistakes.
Mandarin
吸烟有害健康。
吸煙有害健康。
xī yān yǒu hài jiàn kāng 。
- Smoking affects your health.
- Smoking is harmful to your health.
- Smoking is dangerous to health.
- Smoking can kill.
- Smoking isn't good for your health.
Mandarin
不要忘记吸烟对你的健康有害。
不要忘記吸煙對你的健康有害。
bù yào wàng jì xī yān duì nǐ de jiàn kāng yǒu hài 。
- Don't forget the fact that smoking is bad for your health.
- Don't forget smoking is bad for your health.
Mandarin
魔术师吸引了孩子们的注意。
魔術師吸引了孩子們的注意。
mó shù shī xī yǐn le hái zi men de zhù yì 。
- The magician had the children's attention.
Mandarin
吸烟影响了他的肺部。
吸煙影響了他的肺部。
xī yān yǐng xiǎng le tā de fèi bù 。
- Smoking has affected his lungs.

Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)

Cantonese
呢啲睡衣好吸汗。
呢啲睡衣好吸汗。
nei4 di1 seoi6 ji1 hou3 kap1 hon6 。
- These pajamas absorb sweat well.
Cantonese
佢喺超级市场度买咗部吸尘机。
佢喺超級市場度買咗部吸塵機。
keoi5 hai2 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 dou6 maai5 zo2 bou6 kap1 can4 gei1 。
- She bought a vacuum cleaner at the supermarket.
Cantonese
个医生叫我慢慢噉深呼吸。
個醫生叫我慢慢噉深呼吸。
go3 ji1 sang1 giu3 ngo5 maan6 maan6 gam2 sam1 fu1 kap1 。
- The doctor told me to inhale and exhale slowly and deeply.
Cantonese
我想坐非吸烟区。
我想坐非吸煙區。
ngo5 soeng2 zo6 fei1 kap1 jin1 keoi1 。
- I would like to sit in the non-smoking section.
Cantonese
唔该要张非吸烟区嘅枱吖。
唔該要張非吸煙區嘅枱吖。
m4 goi1 jiu3 zoeng1 fei1 kap1 jin1 keoi1 ge3 toi4 aa1 。
- We'd like a table in the non-smoking section.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
做生意要有噱头先吸引到顾客嘅。
做生意要有噱頭先吸引到顧客嘅。
- Every business needs some gimmick to pull in customers.
Cantonese
呢套戏本身唔系话好好睇，但系佢啲演员就好吸引。
呢套戲本身唔係話好好睇，但係佢啲演員就好吸引。
ni1 tou3 hei3 bun2 san1 m4 hai6 waa6 hou2 hou2 tai2, daan6 hai6 keoi5 di1 jin2 jyun4 zau6 hou2 kap1 jan5.
- The movie is not itself especially exciting, but the cast is very attractive.
Cantonese
佢身上有股劲好吸引。
佢身上有股勁好吸引。
keoi5 san1 soeng6 jau5 gu2 ging3 hou2 kap1 jan5.
- He has a very attractive aura about him.
Cantonese
佢喺好奇心驱使下，尝试吸毒。
佢喺好奇心驅使下，嘗試吸毒。
keoi5 hai2 hou3 kei4 sam1 keoi1 si2 haa6, soeng4 si3 kap1 duk6.
- He was prompted to drugs by his curiosity.
Cantonese
吸烟会对病人嘅健康构成影响。
吸煙會對病人嘅健康構成影響。
kap1 jin1 wui5 deoi3 beng6 jan4 ge3 gin6 hong1 kau3 sing4 jing2 hoeng2.
- Smoking will cause a threat to a patient's health.

Examples (None)

Cantonese
佢冇钱吸毒就去抢嘢。
佢冇錢吸毒就去搶嘢。
keoi5 mou5 cin2 kap1 duk6 zau6 heoi3 coeng2 je5.
Cantonese
啲楼起细啲，个lump sum细咪吸引到多啲人买。
啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
yue:啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
Cantonese
呢个钟数清洁婶母应该会嚟吸尘。
呢個鐘數清潔嬸母應該會嚟吸塵。

Examples (Wiktionary)

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