吸入

xīrù

verb

Meanings

1 to breathe in
2 to inhale
3 to suck in

Characters

to suck / inhale

Examples

请深深地吸入一口气。

Qǐng shēnshēn de xīrù yī kǒu qì.

Please breathe in deeply.

长期吸入二手烟会损害肺部健康。

Chángqī xīrù èrshǒuyān huì sǔnhài fèibù jiànkāng.

Long-term inhalation of secondhand smoke damages lung health.

病人需要使用吸入式药物治疗哮喘。

Bìngrén xūyào shǐyòng xīrù shì yàowù zhìliáo xiàochuǎn.

The patient needs to use inhaled medication to treat asthma.

Tips

usage

More technical / formal than 吸 (xī) alone. 吸 by itself can mean inhale, suck, or absorb in any context; 吸入 specifically marks 'into the lungs / into a container' and is preferred in medical, safety, and scientific writing (e.g. 吸入器 inhaler, 吸入麻醉 inhalation anesthesia).

grammar

Antonym pair: 吸入 (inhale) ↔ 呼出 (hūchū, exhale). The 入/出 endings are productive: 注入 inject in, 输入 input, 输出 output, 出口 export, 进口 import.

Stroke Order

吸 xī

入 rù