吸食

xī shí · xi shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

蜂(fēng)鸟(niǎo)会(huì)吸(xī)食(shí)某(mǒu)些(xiē)花(huā)朵(duǒ)的(de)甜(tián)美(měi)花(huā)蜜(mì)。

Hummingbirds drink the sweet nectar from certain flowers.

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

02

他(tā)用(yòng)吸(xī)管(guǎn)吸(xī)食(shí)杯(bēi)底(dǐ)的(de)果(guǒ)汁(zhī)。

He drank the juice at the bottom of the cup through a straw.

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