to suck; absorb
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to suck (with the mouth); to absorb
Commonly used for infants feeding, insects extracting nectar, or drinking through a straw. Implies a drawing-in motion.
Yīng婴
ér儿
zhèng正
zài在
xī吮
shǔn吸
mǔ母
rǔ乳
。
The baby is sucking breast milk.
Mì蜜
fēng蜂
zài在
huā花
cóng丛
zhōng中
xī吮
shǔn吸
huā花
mì蜜
。
Bees are sucking nectar from the flowers.
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Tā他
yòng用
xī吸
guǎn管
xī吮
shǔn吸
bēi杯
zi子
lǐ里
de的
guǒ果
zhī汁
。
He sucked the juice from the cup through a straw.
Zhí植
wù物
de的
gēn根
cóng从
tǔ土
rǎng壤
zhōng中
xī吮
shǔn吸
shuǐ水
fèn分
。
The roots of plants suck moisture from the soil.