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

HSK 5

他吸吮着吸管喝果汁。

Tā xīshǔn zhe xīguǎn hē guǒzhī.

He sucked on the straw to drink the juice.

HSK 7-9

婴儿在吸吮母乳。

Yīng'ér zài xīshǔn mǔrǔ.

The baby is suckling breast milk.

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