Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 吸

to breathe
to suck in
to absorb
to inhale

to absorb carbon

to absorb
to take in and retain

toilet plunger

to absorb completely
to drink up

to suck blood

epiglottis

mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic)
to attract one another

to adhere to a surface
to absorb
to draw in
(fig.) to attract
(chemistry) adsorption

sound absorption

heat absorption

sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)

to absorb
to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
to assimilate

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

(physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc)
suction
(fig.) attraction (power to attract interest or liking)

to inhale
to breathe in

doorstop

sucker mouth

accretion

to increase one's followers; to get more fans

to suck on (sth)
to suck in

to absorb moisture

to smoke

suction pad
sucker

(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
(of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)
to drink through a straw

to breathe

to suckle
to pump breast milk with a breast pump

sound-absorbing

eye-catching

to breathe in
to suck in
to inhale

siphon

(of a magnet) to attract metallic objects
(fig.) to exert a magnetic attraction (for investment, tourists etc)

to de-absorb
to get a chemical out of solution

(drinking) straw
pipette
eyedropper
snorkel
CL:支 (zhī)

to inhale
to draw in breath

to vacuum the floor

to draw (towards)
to be drawn to
to be sucked in

money-spinning
moneymaking

to breathe
to absorb oxygen

absorbent

trematoda
fluke
trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans

(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats

to absorb
to assimilate
to ingest
to recruit

to take in
to absorb
to admit
to accept

to take drugs

to suck

to resume smoking (after giving up)
to relapse into smoking or drug abuse

attractive force (such as gravitation)
sex appeal
attractiveness

vacuum cleaner

smoking room

honeyeater (bird of family Meliphagidae)

Class Trematoda
fluke
trematode worm, a parasite incl. on humans

inhalant

attractor (math., dynamical systems)

vacuum cleaner
dust catcher

breast pump

a magnet
same as 磁鐵／磁铁

absorbent

snorkel

aspirator

smoking area

carbon sink

absorbent

blood sucker
a leech
leecher

ventilator (artificial breathing apparatus used in hospitals)

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

siphon

flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)

schistosoma

suction valve

liver fluke

inhaler

absorption
absorbability (chemistry)

acetabulum (part of the pelvis bone)

respiratory tract

oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)

leech
bloodsucking vermin
vampire (translated European notion)
fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers

nonsmoking

tónglèixiāngxī

Like attracts like.

vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

yìxìngxiāngxī

opposite polarities attract
(fig.) opposite sexes attract
opposites attract

xīshōujìliàng

absorbed dose

bèidòngxīyān

second-hand smoking
passive smoking

jìngmàixīdú

intravenous drug
IV drug

qǐngwùxīyān

No smoking
Please do not smoke

réngōnghūxī

artificial respiration (medicine)

xīdúchéngyǐn

drug addiction

cíxīxiàoyìng

"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals
in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world

gravitation

respiratory system

xuèxīchóngbìng

schistosomiasis

jìnzhǐxīyān

No smoking!

to draw a lesson (from a setback)

fùzhíxīchóng

digenetic trematode worm (i.e. from Order Digenea 複殖目／复殖目)

liètǐxīchóng

schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)

xīyǐnzǐwǎngluò

吸引子网络

[吸引子網絡]

attractor network

hūxītiáojiéqì

呼吸调节器

[呼吸調節器]

regulator (diving)

xīfùxǐxiāojì

吸附洗消剂

[吸附洗消劑]

absorbing decontaminant

dàoxīyīkǒuliángqì

倒吸一口凉气

[倒吸一口涼氣]

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to have one's hairs stand on end

èrjítóuhūxīqì

二级头呼吸器

[二級頭呼吸器]

(scuba diving) regulator; demand valve

shuìmiánhūxīzàntíng

睡眠呼吸暂停

[睡眠呼吸暫停]

sleep apnea

shànghūxīdàogǎnrǎn

上呼吸道感染

[上呼吸道感染]

upper respiratory tract infection

Zhōngdōnghūxīzōnghézhèng

中东呼吸综合征

[中東呼吸綜合徵]

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

bèiyòng'èrjítóuhūxīqì

备用二级头呼吸器

[備用二級頭呼吸器]

(scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus

yánzhòngjíxìnghūxīxìtǒngzōnghézhèng

严重急性呼吸系统综合症

[嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症]

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)