Chinese Character Dictionary

吴头楚尾

Wú tóu Chŭ wĕi

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together

吵

chăo

to quarrel

吵吵

chāo chao

to make a racket

吵吵嚷嚷

chăo chăo răng răng

to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)

吵嘴

chăo zuĭ

to quarrel

吵嚷

chăo răng

to make a racket

吵架

chăo jià

to quarrel

吵醒

chăo xĭng

to wake sb up with a noise

吵闹

chăo nào

noisy

吵闹声

chăo nào shēng

noise

呐

nà

battle cry

呐喊

nà hăn

shout

吸

xī

to breathe

吸住

xī zhù

to draw (towards)

吸入

xī rù

to breathe in

吸入器

xī rù qì

inhaler

吸入阀

xī rù fá

suction valve

吸力

xī lì

attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics)

吸取

xī qŭ

to absorb

吸取教训

xī qŭ jiào xun

to draw a lesson (from a setback)

吸口

xī kŏu

sucker mouth

吸吮

xī shŭn

to suck in

吸尘器

xī chén qì

vacuum cleaner

吸尘机

xī chén jī

vacuum cleaner

吸引

xī yĭn

to attract (interest, investment etc)

吸引力

xī yĭn lì

attractive force (such as gravitation)

吸引子

xī yĭn zi

attractor (math., dynamical systems)

吸引子网络

xī yĭn zĭ wăng luò

attractor network

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

吸收剂量

xī shōu jì liàng

absorbed dose

吸毒

xī dú

to take drugs

吸毒成瘾

xī dú chéng yĭn

drug addiction

吸气

xī qì

to inhale

吸气器

xī qì qì

inhaler

吸氧

xī yăng

to breathe

吸水

xī shuĭ

absorbent

吸湿

xī shī

to absorb

吸湿性

xī shī xìng

absorbent

吸烟

xī yān

to smoke

吸烟区

xī yān qū

smoking area

吸烟室

xī yān shì

smoking room

吸热

xī rè

heat absorption

吸留

xī liú

to absorb

吸尽

xī jìn

to absorb completely

吸盘

xī pán

suction pad

吸睛

xī jīng

eye-catching

吸碳

xī tàn

to absorb carbon

吸碳存

xī tàn cún

carbon sink

吸积

xī jī

accretion

吸管

xī guăn

(drinking) straw

吸纳

xī nà

to take in

吸声

xī shēng

sound absorption

吸着

xī zhuó

sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)

吸虫

xī chóng

trematoda

吸虫纲

xī chóng gāng

Class Trematoda

吸血

xī xiĕ

to suck blood

吸血者

xī xuè zhĕ

blood sucker

吸血鬼

xī xuè guĭ

leech

吸进

xī jìn

to inhale

吸金

xī jīn

money-spinning