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抽

chōu

to draw out; to pull out from in between

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Meaning of 抽 in English

chōuHSK 5verbSyllabus #2167
  1. to draw out; to pull out from in between
  2. to remove part of the whole
  3. to inhale (esp. smoke)
  4. to whip; to thrash
  5. (of fabric etc) to shrink
  6. (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud
  7. classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)

Example sentences

  1. 我的父親不抽菸也不喝酒。
    wǒ de fù qīn bù chōu yān yě bù hē jiǔ。
    My father neither smokes nor drinks.
    Tatoeba #3344456 by cienias · #251642 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 你不该抽那么多烟。
    nǐ bù gāi chōu nà me duō yān。
    You shouldn't smoke so much.
    Tatoeba #466013 by fucongcong · #41541 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 她停下来抽了根烟。
    tā tíng xià lái chōu le gēn yān。
    She stopped to smoke a cigarette.
    Tatoeba #795771 by fucongcong · #572456 by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 抽

抽奖HSK 6抽象HSK 6抽查HSK 7–9抽签HSK 7–9抽屉HSK 7–9抽样HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences