吸管
xī​guǎn HSK4

straw

吸管 xī​guǎn
straw noun
a thin tube used for sucking up a drink from a container

她用吸管喝杯子里的果汁。

tā yòng xī​guǎn hē bēi​zi lǐ de guǒ​zhī.

She used a straw to drink the juice from the glass.

pipette noun
a laboratory tool or eyedropper used to measure or transfer small amounts of liquid

实验员用吸管精确地吸取了少量的试剂。

shí​yàn yuán yòng xī​guǎn jīng​què de xī​qǔ le shǎo​liàng de shì​jì.

The lab technician used a pipette to precisely draw a small amount of reagent.

snorkel noun
a breathing tube used by swimmers or divers near the surface

他含住吸管，低头观察水底五颜六色的珊瑚。

tā hán​zhù xī​guǎn, dī​tóu guān​chá shuǐ​dǐ wǔ​yán​liù​sè de shān​hú.

He held the straw in his mouth and looked down to observe the colorful coral at the bottom of the water.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
2.83 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.88 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 4

Cross-References

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Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)