Chinese word dictionary

吸引

xīyǐn · to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

Practice word

Word information

Simplified吸引

Traditional吸引

Pinyinxīyǐn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

吸xī

to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract

引yǐn

to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

How to learn 吸引

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

吸xī

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale

引起yǐnqǐ

to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

呼吸hūxī

to breathe

吸管xīguǎn

(drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel; CL:支[zhi1]

吸收xīshōu

to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit

引进yǐnjìn

to recommend; to introduce (from outside)