Hanzi

抽

to 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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

chōu

Bopomofo

ㄔㄡ

Jyutping

cau1

Example sentences

抽 chōu
他從口袋裡抽了一張名片。
他从口袋里抽了一张名片。

He pulled a business card out of his pocket.

香菸 / 香烟 xiāngyān
抽香菸對身體健康有害。
抽香烟对身体健康有害。

Smoking cigarettes is harmful to health.

抽取 chōuqǔ
過度抽取地下水會導致地層下陷。
过度抽取地下水会导致地层下陷。

Excessive extraction of groundwater will lead to land subsidence.

囊 náng
醫師用針抽取囊裡的液體。
医师用针抽取囊里的液体。

The doctor used a needle to draw fluid from the sac.

抽屜 / 抽屉 chōutì
請把鑰匙放在抽屜裡。
请把钥匙放在抽屉里。

Please put the keys in the drawer.

遺 / 遗 yí
律師在抽屜裡找到他的遺囑。
律师在抽屉里找到他的遗嘱。

The lawyer found his will in the drawer.

抽獎 / 抽奖 chōujiǎng
這次活動的最後一個環節是抽獎。
这次活动的最后一个环节是抽奖。

The last part of this event is the lucky draw.

頭獎 / 头奖 tóujiǎng
他幸運地中了這次抽獎活動的頭獎。
他幸运地中了这次抽奖活动的头奖。

He luckily won the first prize in this lucky draw.

Example Vocabulary

抽

chou1

to pull out; to draw out; to smoke

抽取

chou1'qu3

to extract; to draw out

抽屜

chou1'ti4

drawer

抽煙

抽獎

chou1'jiang3

to draw a prize; lucky draw; lottery

抽空

chou1'kong4

抽出

抽動

chou1'dong4

抽噎

chou1'ye1

抽打

chou1'da3

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