吸收

See also: 吸収

Chinese

		to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
trad. (吸收)		吸	收
simp. #(吸收)		吸	收

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīshōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄕㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ sau¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khi̍p-sû
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khip-siu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guh⁴ siu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīshōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄕㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sishou
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-shou¹
    • Yale: syī-shōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishou
    • Palladius: сишоу (sišou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap¹ sau¹
    • Yale: kāp sāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ sau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ seo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khi̍p-sû
    • Hakka Romanization System: kib su´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kib⁶ su¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰip̚⁵ su²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip-siu
    • Tâi-lô: khip-siu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qipsiw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guh⁴ siu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuh siu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuʔ²⁻⁴ siu³³/

Verb

吸收

1. (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to absorb; to suck up; (of nutrients) to ingest; to intake
2. (of people, technology, etc.) to accept; to take in; to assimilate

Synonyms

• (to absorb):

• 吸 (xī)
• 吸取 (xīqǔ)
• 抽取 (chōuqǔ)
• 攝／摄 (literary, or in compounds)
• 攝取／摄取 (shèqǔ)
• 束 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 汲 (jí) (literary, or in compounds)
• 汲取 (jíqǔ)
• 燥 (Hokkien)

 

• (to accept):

• 受
• 受容 (shòuróng) (literary)
• 吸納／吸纳 (xīnà)
• 容受 (róngshòu)
• 容納／容纳 (róngnà)
• 承受 (chéngshòu)
• 接受 (jiēshòu)
• 接納／接纳 (jiēnà)
• 收受 (shōushòu)
• 銜／衔 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
• 領受／领受 (lǐngshòu)

 

Derived terms

• 吸收不良 (xīshōu bùliáng)