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吸收

Mandarin · pinyin xī shōu

Meanings

  1. to absorb
  2. to assimilate
  3. to ingest
  4. to recruit
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吸
xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
收
shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
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1–1 · xi1 shou1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kap1 sau1

Cantonese word readings for 吸收. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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kap1 sau1

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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verb

  1. (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to absorb; to suck up; (of nutrients) to ingest; to intake
  2. (of people, technology, etc.) to accept; to take in; to assimilate

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