吸吮 (xī shǔn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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吸吮
吸吮
(xī shǔn): Suck (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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吸 • xī • to inhale, to suck in • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xī
吸
to inhale, to suck in
吮 • shǔn • suck with mouth, sip, lick
shǔn
吮
suck with mouth, sip, lick
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 吸吮.
Words with
吸
吸引
xī yǐn
to attract (interest, investment etc)
吸取
xī qǔ
absorb; suck up; assimilate
吸收
xī shōu
absorb; soak up; assimilate
吸管
xī guǎn
(drinking) straw
呼吸
hū xī
to breathe; respire
吸毒
xī dú
take drugs
吸纳
xī nà
Absorb / take in
吮吸
shǔn xī
to suck
Words with
吮
吮乳
shǔn rǔ
to suckle
吮吸
shǔn xī
to suck
吮指
shǔn zhǐ
to suck one's finger
舐吮
shìshǔn
to lick and suck
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Example Sentences with 吸吮
yīng
婴
ér
儿
zài
在
xī
吸
shǔn
吮
mǔ
母
rǔ
乳
。
The baby is suckling breast milk.
mì
蜜
fēng
蜂
xī
吸
shǔn
吮
huā
花
mì
蜜
lái
来
niàng
酿
mì
tā
他
qīng
轻
qīng
轻
xī
吸
shǔn
吮
shāng
伤
kǒu
口
，
shì
蜜
。
Bees suck nectar to make honey.
试
tú
图
bǎ
把
dú
毒
yè
液
xī
吸
chū
出
lái
来
。
He gently sucked the wound, trying to draw out the venom.
