吸
管

(drinking) straw in Chinese: 吸管 (xī guǎn)

xī guǎn

(drinking) straw

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(drinking) straw
  2. 2pipette
  3. 3eyedropper
  4. 4snorkel

Stroke order

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吸
管

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄢˇ

guǎn

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 她用吸管喝果汁。

    tā yòng xī guǎn hē guǒ zhī。

    She drinks the juice with a straw.

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Related words

管

guǎn

to take care (of)

吸

xī

to breathe

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

尽管

jǐn guǎn

despite

吸引

xī yǐn

to attract

管子

guǎn zi

tube

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

吸烟

xī yān

to smoke

主管

zhǔ guǎn

in charge

管道

guǎn dào

tubing

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