抽 , chōu
动
1 (取 出)
take … out (took, taken pt, pp )
他 从 钱 夹 中 抽 出 一 张 钞 票 。 He took a note (英) 或 bill (美) out of his wallet.
2 (取 出 部 分) take (took, taken pt, pp )
抽 时 间 find time
3 (长 出) sprout
抽 芽 sprout
4 (吸) inhale
抽 烟 smoke
抽 血 take blood
抽 水 pump water
5 (抽 缩) shrink (shrank, shrunk pt, pp )
棉 布 洗 后 会 抽 。 Cotton shrinks after washing.
抽 查 , chōuchá
动 do a spot-check
产 品 质 量 抽 查 do a spot-check on product quality
抽 搐 , chōuchù
动 twitch
抽 风 , chōufēng
动
1 (指 疾 病)
have convulsions
2 (喻) (不 合 常 理)
lose the plot (lost pt, pp )
抽 奖 , chōujiăng
动 draw prizes (drew, drawn pt, pp )
抽 筋 , chōujīn
动
口, 肌 肉 痉 挛 have cramp
脚 抽 筋 have cramp in one’s foot
抽 空 , chōukòng
动 find the time (found pt, pp )
抽 泣 , chōuqì
动 sob
抽 签 , chōuqiān
动 draw lots (drew, drawn pt, pp )
昨 天 我 们 是 抽 签 决 定 谁 洗 碗 的 。 Yesterday we drew lots to decide who was going to wash the dishes.
抽 水 , chōushuĭ
动
2 (缩 水) shrink (shrank, shrunk pt, pp )
这 种 布 料 不 会 抽 水 。 This type of cloth doesn’t shrink.
抽 屉 , chōuti
名 drawer
抽 象 , chōuxiàng
形 abstract
抽 烟 , chōuyān
动 smoke
他 过 去 抽 烟 。 He used to smoke.
抽 样 , chōuyàng
动 sample
釜 底 抽 薪 , fŭ dĭ chōu xīn take drastic action