吸收

xīshōu

verb HSK 4 #5,963

Meanings

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

Characters

to suck; to inhale

to receive; to collect

To draw in and receive — absorbing something completely.

Examples

植物吸收阳光和水分。

Zhíwù xīshōu yángguāng hé shuǐfèn.

Plants absorb sunlight and water.

我们要吸收别人的经验。

Wǒmen yào xīshōu biéren de jīngyàn.

We should absorb others' experience.

身体需要吸收足够的营养。

Shēntǐ xūyào xīshōu zúgòu de yíngyǎng.

The body needs to absorb sufficient nutrition.

Stroke Order

吸 xī

收 shōu