吸食

xīshí

verb #9,403

Meanings

HSK 6

吸食毒品是违法行为。

Xīshí dúpǐn shì wéifǎ xíngwéi.

Consuming drugs is illegal.

HSK 7-9

蚊子吸食人的血液。

Wénzi xīshí rén de xuèyè.

Mosquitoes feed on human blood.

HSK 7-9

警方逮捕了吸食大麻的嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le xīshí dàmá de xiányírén.

The police arrested the suspect who was using marijuana.

usage

吸食 is a formal/legal term almost always used in news or legal contexts. In casual speech, people just say 吸 for drug use, e.g. 吸毒.

吸 xī

食 shí