吸管 (xīguǎn) · drinking straw, pipette

Measure Word

一根吸管 gēn

Meanings

1 drinking straw
2 pipette

Characters

Literally 'sucking tube' - a tube you suck through.

Examples

HSK 3

用吸管喝奶茶。

Yòng xīguǎn hē nǎichá.

Drink milk tea with a straw.

HSK 4

现在很多地方不提供塑料吸管了。

Xiànzài hěn duō dìfang bù tígōng sùliào xīguǎn le.

Many places no longer provide plastic straws.

HSK 5

请给我一根吸管。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yī gēn xīguǎn.

Please give me a straw.

Tips

culture

China banned single-use plastic straws in dining establishments in 2021 as part of its plastic reduction policy. Paper and biodegradable straws are now common.

Stroke Order

吸 xī

管 guǎn

Related Words

吸收 xīshōu HSK 5 #5,963

to absorb; to assimilate / to take in (knowledge, nutrients, etc.)

呼吸 hūxī HSK 5 #1,195

to breathe; breathing / respiration

管子 guǎnzi #5,052

tube / pipe / straw

吸烟 xīyān #4,768

to smoke (cigarettes) / smoking

吸引力 xīyǐnlì #5,639

attraction / appeal / attractiveness

吸毒 xīdú HSK 7-9 #2,439

to take drugs; to use illicit drugs / drug abuse

吸引 xīyǐn HSK 4 #1,671

to attract; to draw / to fascinate; to appeal to

吸血鬼 xīxuèguǐ #1,547

vampire

吸 xī HSK 4 #1,410

to breathe in; to inhale / to suck; to absorb / to attract

血管 xuèguǎn HSK 6 #5,556

blood vessel / vein; artery