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抽

chōu

draw out, pull out; sprout

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Strokes
8
Radical
手
HSK
4
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我不抽烟。

    Wǒ bù chōu yān

    I don't smoke.

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  • 你不该抽那么多烟。

    Nǐ bù gāi chōu nà me duō yān

    You shouldn't smoke so much.

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  • 我很少能抽出时间看书。

    Wǒ hěn shǎo néng chōu chū shí jiān kàn shū

    I can seldom find time for reading.

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  • 这些天我会抽一天来看你的。

    Zhè xiē tiān wǒ huì chōu yī tiān lái kàn nǐ de

    I'll come and see you one of these days.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 抽

  • 抽chōu 1to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash
  • 抽烟chōu yān 1–1 to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
  • 抽奖chōu jiǎng 1–3 to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
  • 抽屉chōu ti 1–5drawer
  • 抽象chōu xiàng 1–4 abstract; abstraction
  • 抽空chōu kòng 1–4 to find the time to do sth
  • 抽签chōu qiān 1–1 to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)