吸收
xīshōu
to absorb, to assimilate
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 植物的根从土壤里吸收水分。Plant roots absorb water from the soil.
- 我们要善于吸收别人的经验。We should be good at taking in others’ experience.
Collocations
吸收营养吸收知识吸收水分充分吸收
Mnemonic
吸 xī "to inhale" + 收 shōu "to gather": to draw in and take up, i.e. to absorb, to assimilate. 吸 has the mouth radical 口. Means ① to absorb (water, nutrients, knowledge) ② to take in (members, talent). Opposite of 排出 (to discharge).
Related
吸取汲取接受排出
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