吸收 Traditional form: 吸收 Pinyin (reading): xīshōu Definitions: to absorb to assimilate to ingest to recruit Characters: 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract 收 - to collect, to gather, to harvest Traditional characters: 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract 收 - to collect, to gather, to harvest