- 抽烟 chōuyān to smoketo smoke tobacco, such as a cigarette, pipe, or cigar
- 抽奖 chōujiǎng to draw a prize; lucky drawto draw a prize or lottery; a raffle or lottery event
- 抽查 chōuchá spot checkrandom inspection, selective examination, or sample testing
- 抽屉 chōuti drawer(of a cabinet, desk, or other furniture) drawer
- 抽出 chōuchū to draw outto pull out; to extract; to take out
- 抽象 chōuxiàng abstractnot concrete or specific; general or vague; of or relating to abstraction
- 抽取 chōuqǔ to extractTo take out or remove a part from a whole, such as drawing samples from a batch, pumping groundwater, or extracting venom.
- 抽调 chōudiào to transferto transfer or send out a portion of personnel or materials from a larger group for a specific task
- 抽签 chōuqiān to draw lotsTo pull out one or more marked slips of paper or sticks to decide an order, a winner, or to make a choice; equivalent to [[抓阄|抓鬮|zhua1 jiu1]].
- 抽样 chōuyàng to sampleto take a sample from a whole for testing or investigation
- 抽筋 chōujīn to have a crampTo experience muscle spasms or a charley horse.
- 抽检 chōujiǎn to spot check; spot checkto select samples from a group for inspection or testing; a random inspection or sampling test
- 抽搐 chōuchù to twitch; ticto have involuntary muscle contractions or spasms, often caused by nervousness, fever, or neurological disorders; to convulse
- 抽样调查 chōuyàngdiàochá sample survey; samplingto conduct a survey by selecting a representative portion from a population for study, or a method of research using such sampling
- 抽空 chōukòng to find timeTo manage to find time or squeeze in a moment from a busy schedule to do something.
- 抽身 chōushēn to get awayTo leave one's work or a specific situation; to withdraw or free oneself from an involvement.
- 抽风 chōufēng to have convulsionsto have spasms or cramps caused by a central nervous system disorder; also called [[惊风|驚風|jing1 feng1]] or [[惊厥|驚厥|jing1 jue2]]
- 抽血 chōuxiě to draw bloodTo take or draw blood from a person or animal, typically for medical tests or transfusions.
- 抽水 chōushuǐ to pump waterTo draw or pump water from a source, such as a well or reservoir, often for irrigation or drainage purposes
- 抽泣 chōuqì to sobto sob spasmodically; to cry with short, gasping breaths
- 抽打 chōudǎ to whipto whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash with a whip or strap
- 抽动 chōudòng to twitchto twitch, throb, or jerk (as a muscle); a spasm or spasmodic jerk
- 抽水机 chōushuǐjī water pumpA machine that uses air pressure to draw water from a lower place and move it to a higher place; also known as a [[水泵|水泵|shui3 beng4]]
- 抽油烟机 chōuyóuyānjī range hoodkitchen exhaust hood or ventilator used to remove grease and smoke during cooking
- 抽穗 chōusuì to headto put forth spikes, heads, or ears of grain from the leaf sheath
- 釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn to take drastic measuresPull the firewood from under the pot; to solve a problem fundamentally at its source, or to undermine someone's position by removing their support
- 抽验 chōuyàn to spot-checkto test a random sample; to pick out a portion from a whole for inspection
- 抽象思维 chōuxiàngsīwéi abstract thinkingabstract thought or logical thinking; the process of using induction, deduction, analysis, and synthesis to reveal the essence of things; distinct from [[形象思维|形象思維|xing2 xiang4 si1 wei2]]
- 抽丝 chōusī to reel silkTo reel off or spin raw silk from cocoons; used generally for pulling out silk-like threads.
- 抽逃 chōutáo to withdraw funds secretlyto secretly withdraw or siphon off funds, typically to evade taxes or avoid paying debts
- 抽水马桶 chōushuǐmǎtǒng flush toiletA ceramic toilet connected to a water tank and a drainage pipe that uses a flushing mechanism to wash away waste and maintain cleanliness.
- 抽头 chōutóu to take a cutTo take a percentage of gambling winnings as a fee for providing the venue.
- 抽选 chōuxuǎn to select from a lotto choose or select a smaller group from a larger whole
- 抽象性 chōuxiàngxìng abstractnessThe quality of being abstract or theoretical rather than concrete.
- 抽象化 chōuxiànghuà abstract; abstractionto make abstract or generalize; the process or result of doing so
- 抽成 chōuchéng to take a percentageTo take a cut or commission from a total sum of money.
- 抽象派 chōuxiàngpài abstract art schoolThe school of abstract art; a movement in art that emphasizes subjective imagination and personal expression rather than representing objects in a realistic or concrete way.
- 抽噎 chōuyē to sobto weep or cry with gasps and convulsive intakes of breath
- 抽纱 chōushā drawnworkto perform an embroidery technique where specific warp or weft threads are pulled from fabric to create openwork patterns
- 抽测 chōucè to spot checkto pick a part of a whole to measure or test; to conduct a spot survey or random check
- 抽考 chōukǎo to conduct a sample examinationTo select a subset of people from a group, or a subset of subjects or material, for testing
- 抽水站 chōushuǐzhàn pumping stationfacility equipped with pumps and pipes used for irrigation, drainage, and flood control
- 抽风机 chōufēngjī exhaust fanexhaust fan; machine used to extract stale air or smoke from a room
- 抽芽 chōuyá to sproutto sprout; to bud; to start growing new leaves or shoots
- 抽税 chōushuì to levy taxesto collect or levy a tax; to tax according to a specific rate
- 抽抽噎噎 chōuchouyēyē to sob and sniffleto sob convulsively with gasping or sniffling sounds
- 抽咽 chōuyè to sobto sob or cry with short, sharp breaths; often used for quiet or muffled crying
- 抽换 chōuhuàn to replaceTo pull out an old or worn part and replace it with a new one, as in machinery or railroad ties; to change by rotation
- 抽闲 chōuxián to find timeTo squeeze in or find a moment of spare time in the middle of a busy schedule
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH