吸吮

xīshǔn

verb #24,107

Meanings

1 to suck
2 to suck on (something)
3 to draw in by suction

Characters

to inhale; to suck in

Examples

婴儿在吸吮母乳。

Yīng'ér zài xīshǔn mǔrǔ.

The baby is suckling breast milk.

他吸吮着吸管喝果汁。

Tā xīshǔn zhe xīguǎn hē guǒzhī.

He sucked on the straw to drink the juice.

Tips

usage

吸吮 combines 吸 (to inhale/suck) and 吮 (to suck), making a doubly emphatic verb for sucking action. It is more vivid than 吸 alone.

Stroke Order

吸 xī

吮 shǔn