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Chinese[edit]
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to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
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to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
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trad. (吸取)
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吸
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取
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simp. #(吸取)
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吸
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取
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Pronunciation[edit]
吸取
- (literally, figuratively) to absorb; to suck up; to extract; to learn (from one's mistakes)
剔除糟粕,吸取精華。 [MSC, trad.]
剔除糟粕,吸取精华。 [MSC, simp.]- Tīchú zāopò, xīqǔ jīnghuá. [Pinyin]
- Remove the dregs and extract the essence.
Synonyms[edit]
- 吸 (xī)
- 吸收 (xīshōu)
- 抽取 (chōuqǔ)
- 攝/摄 (literary, or in compounds)
- 攝取/摄取 (shèqǔ)
- 束 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 汲 (jí) (literary, or in compounds)
- 汲取 (jíqǔ)
- 燥 (Hokkien)