Translation

• to breathe
• to suck in
• to absorb
• to inhale

Synonyms

• 戽, 汲, 汲水, 车
• 吮, 吮吸, 吮吸, 吸入, 吸吮, 吸食, 咂, 嗍, 嘬, 茹毛饮血, 裹
• 吧, 吧唧, 吧嗒, 吸气, 吸烟, 吸附, 抽, 抽烟, 空吸

Examples

• 我用吸尘机把地上的灰尘吸掉了。
  I sucked up the dust on the floor with a vacuum cleaner.
• 吸烟的人请病假的日数比不吸烟的人多两倍。
  Smokers take twice as many days off sick as non-smokers.
• 猫很讨厌吸尘器。
  A cat abhors a vacuum.
• 吸烟等于自杀。
  Smoking means suicide.
• 别再吸烟了。
  Stop smoking.
• 吸烟的人患上肺癌的风险比不吸烟的人高得多。
  Smokers are far more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers are.
• 这房间內严禁吸烟。
  Smoking is not allowed in this room.
• 你不应在这里吸烟。
  You are not supposed to smoke here.
• 海绵吸水。
  A sponge absorbs water.
• 吸烟有害。
  Smoking kills.