slurp; suck with a sound
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to slurp; to suck (liquid or air) into the mouth or nose with an audible sound
dialectA dialectal verb describing the noisy action of sucking, commonly used for eating noodles, soup, or sniffing mucus back into the nose.
Tā他
xī吸
liu溜
le了
yī一
xià下
bí鼻
zi子
。
He sniffed his nose with a slurping sound.
Tā他
duān端
qǐ起
yī一
wǎn碗
zhōu粥
，
shǐ使
jìn劲
de地
xī吸
liu溜
le了
yī一
dà大
kǒu口
。
He picked up a bowl of porridge and took a big slurping mouthful.
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Hái孩
zi子
xī吸
liu溜
zhe着
bí鼻
tì涕
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
。
The child is sniffling mucus; it looks like he has a cold.
Tā他
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
xī吸
liu溜
wán完
le了
yī一
wǎn碗
miàn面
。
He slurped down a whole bowl of noodles in one go.