shǔn​xī

to suck

  • created sense approved 吮吸 · shǔn​xī · to suck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吮吸

    shǔn​xī

    to suck

    to suck; to draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth

    吮 (literal) → 吮 · shǔn · to suck 吸 (literal) → 吸 · xī · to inhale

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 吮吸 · shǔn​xī · to exploit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吮吸

    shǔn​xī

    to exploit

    to exploit; to squeeze or drain resources from others; often used in the context of taking someone's wealth or labor

    吮 (literal) → 吮 · shǔn · to suck 吸 (literal) → 吸 · xī · to absorb

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense