inhale; absorb; adopt
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Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to inhale; to breathe in
formalUsually refers to taking in air or breath.
Qīng清
chén晨
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
，
xī吸
nà纳
xīn新
xiān鲜
kōng空
qì气
。
Take a walk in the park in the morning to breathe in fresh air.
Tā他
shēn深
xī吸
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
，
xī吸
nà纳
zhe着
shān山
jiān间
qīng清
liáng凉
de的
kōng空
qì气
。
He took a deep breath, inhaling the cool mountain air.
verb
to absorb; to take in; to incorporate
formalOften used in economic or social contexts, such as absorbing funds, talents, or labor.
Zhè这
jiā家
yín银
háng行
jī积
jí极
xī吸
nà纳
cún存
kuǎn款
。
This bank actively absorbs deposits.
Gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà划
xī吸
nà纳
gèng更
duō多
gāo高
xiào校
bì毕
yè业
shēng生
jiù就
yè业
。
The company plans to take in more university graduates for employment.
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Qǐ企
yè业
jī积
jí极
xī吸
nà纳
xià下
gǎng岗
zhí职
gōng工
，
lǚ履
xíng行
shè社
huì会
zé责
rèn任
。
Enterprises actively take in laid-off workers to fulfill social responsibilities.
verb
to accept; to adopt; to take on
formalCommonly used for accepting suggestions, technology, or ideas.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jī积
jí极
xī吸
nà纳
guó国
wài外
de的
xiān先
jìn进
jì技
shù术
。
The government actively adopts advanced foreign technology.
Gōng公
sī司
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
rèn认
zhēn真
xī吸
nà纳
le了
yuán员
gōng工
de的
hé合
lǐ理
huà化
jiàn建
yì议
。
The company management seriously accepted the employees' reasonable suggestions.
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Wǒ我
men们
zài在
zhì制
dìng定
xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
shí时
，
xū需
yào要
guǎng广
fàn泛
xī吸
nà纳
mín民
yì意
。
When formulating new policies, we need to broadly adopt public opinion.