吸食 meaning in English
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)
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Meaning of 吸食
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xīshí
- (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
- (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)
- to drink through a straw
吸食 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
萨米已经六个月没有吸食大麻了。
Sami stopped smoking weed for six months.
在很多国家，购买和吸食大麻是违法的。
In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.
蜂鸟会吸食某些花朵的甜美花蜜。
Hummingbirds drink the sweet nectar from certain flowers.
Stroke order for each character
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吸 xī · to breathe · 6 strokes
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食 shí · food · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 吸食.
| 食物 | shíwù | food |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 美食 | měishí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 呼吸 | hūxī | to breathe |
| 吸引 | xīyǐn | to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate |
| 吸烟 | xīyān | to smoke |
| 吸收 | xīshōu | to absorb; to assimilate |
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals |
| 食堂 | shítáng | dining hall; cafeteria |
| 零食 | língshí | snack; nibbles |
| 吸管 | xīguǎn | (drinking) straw; pipette |
| 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet |
Questions about 吸食
What does 吸食 mean?
吸食 (xīshí) means "(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)".
How do you write 吸食?
吸食 is made of 2 characters: 吸 (6 strokes), 食 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.