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吸收

xī shōu

HSK 5 2-character word

What 吸收 means

1. to absorb
2. to assimilate
3. to ingest
4. to recruit

The characters in 吸收

• 吸xīto breathe; to suck in; to absorb
• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect

Example sentences

• 平流层的臭氧会吸收紫外线。
  The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
• 树木排出氧气，吸收二氧化碳。
  Shùmù páichū yǎngqì, xīshōu èryǎnghuàtàn.
  Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
• 我想知道这些物质是怎么被人体吸收的。
  Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào zhèxiē wùzhì shì zěnme bèi réntǐ xīshōu de.
  I'd like to know how the body absorbs these substances.

Words starting with 吸收

• 吸收剂量xī shōu jì liàngabsorbed dose