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吸收

xī shōu · xi shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

平(píng)流(liú)层(céng)的(de)臭(chòu)氧(yǎng)会(huì)吸(xī)收(shōu)紫(zǐ)外(wài)线(xiàn)。

The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

树(shù)木(mù)排(pái)出(chū)氧(yǎng)气(qì)，吸(xī)收(shōu)二(èr)氧(yǎng)化(huà)碳(tàn)。

Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.

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