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吸

xī · xi

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Meaning

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2 examples

大(dà)多(duō)数(shù)被(bèi)香(xiāng)烟(yān)害(hài)死(sǐ)的(de)人(rén)吸(xī)的(de)烟(yān)都(dōu)不(bù)多(duō)。

Most people killed by smoking were not heavy smokers.

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

植(zhí)物(wù)通(tōng)过(guò)根(gēn)从(cóng)土(tǔ)壤(rǎng)里(lǐ)吸(xī)收(shōu)水(shuǐ)分(fèn)。

Plants absorb water from the soil through their roots.

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