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吸收

xīshōu

to absorb, to assimilate

Part of speech · verb

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. 植物的根从土壤里吸收水分。
    Plant roots absorb water from the soil.
  2. 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

Quick check

  1. What does 吸收营养 mean?

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