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抽
chōu
1.
to draw out
2.
to pull out from in between
3.
to remove part of the whole
4.
(of certain plants) to sprout or bud
5.
to whip or thrash
Very Common • Top 2%
✏️ 8 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
抽中
chōuzhòng
to win (a prize in a lottery)
抽出
chōuchū
to take out
抽动
chōudòng
to twitch
抽取
chōuqǔ
to extract (a medical sample)
抽咽
chōuyè
to sob
抽噎
chōuyē
to sob
抽屉
chōuti
drawer
抽打
chōudǎ
to whip
抽插
chōuchā
to slide in and out
抽搐
chōuchù
to twitch
抽搭
chōudā
to sob
抽斗
chōudǒu
drawer
抽查
chōuchá
random inspection
抽样
chōuyàng
sample
抽检
chōujiǎn
sampling
抽气
chōuqì
to draw air out
抽泣
chōuqì
to sob spasmodically
抽烟
chōuyān
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
抽奖
chōujiǎng
to draw a prize
抽痛
chōutòng
to throb with pain
Example Sentences (1)
抽烟不仅对自己没好处，还会影响周围人的身体健康。为了你和你的家人，别再抽了。
Chōuyān bùjǐn duì zìjǐ méi hǎochu, hái huì yǐngxiǎng zhōuwéi rén de shēntǐ jiànkāng. Wèile nǐ hé nǐ de jiārén, bié zài chōu le.
Smoking not only does you no good, it also affects the health of those around you. For you and your family, stop smoking.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,177
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,288 of 84,292