吸引

Chinese

		to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	to lead; to divert (water); to guide
trad. (吸引)		吸	引
simp. #(吸引)		吸	引

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīyǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ jan⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khip-yîn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khip-ín

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kib⁴ ing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīyǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siyǐn
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-yin³
    • Yale: syī-yǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyiin
    • Palladius: сиинь (siinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap¹ jan⁵
    • Yale: kāp yáhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ jan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ yen⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ jɐn¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khip-yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: kib^ˋ in^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kib⁵ yin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰip̚² in²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khip-yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: kib^ˋ (r)in^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kib⁵ yin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰip̚² (j)in²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip-ín
    • Tâi-lô: khip-ín
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qip'ien
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ in⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ in⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kib⁴ ing²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khip íng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰip̚²⁻⁴ iŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Verb

吸引

1. (transitive) to attract (the attention of someone or something); to entice; to draw; to fascinate; to appeal to

   吸引外商投資／吸引外商投资  ―  xīyǐn wàishāng tóuzī  ―  to attract foreign investment

   吸引眼球  ―  xīyǐn yǎnqiú  ―  to catch people's eyes

   吸引注意  ―  xīyǐn zhùyì  ―  to attract attention

   吸引流量  ―  xīyǐn liúliàng  ―  to attract traffic

Synonyms

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• 勾
• 吸 (xī)
• 抓 (zhuā)
• 招引 (zhāoyǐn)
• 誘惑 / 诱惑 (yòuhuò)
• 逗 (dòu)

 

Derived terms

• 吸引力 (xīyǐnlì)
• 吸引子 (xīyǐnzǐ)
• 性吸引 (xìngxīyǐn)

 

Adjective

吸引

1. (chiefly Hong Kong) attractive

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吸	引
きゅう Grade: 6	いん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅういん [kyùúíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨːĩɴ]

Noun

吸(きゅう)引(いん) • (kyūin) ^{←きふいん (kifuin)?}

1. suction
2. absorption
3. attraction, drawing in
4. (medicine) aspiration

Derived terms

• 吸引(きゅういん)ポンプ (kyūin ponpu): a suction pump
• 吸引分娩(きゅういんぶんべん) (kyūin bunben): a suction delivery: delivering a child with the aid of a suction device
• 吸引療法(きゅういんりょうほう) (kyūin ryōhō): suction therapy, a type of therapy in kanpō
• 吸引力(きゅういんりょく) (kyūinryoku): suction power or strength
• 吸引器(きゅういんき) (kyūinki): an aspirator (a device), a suction device
• 吸引装置(きゅういんそうち) (kyūin sōchi): an aspirator (a device), a suction device

Verb

吸(きゅう)引(いん)する • (kyūin suru) ^{←きふいん (kifuin)?}suru (stem 吸(きゅう)引(いん)し (kyūin shi), past 吸(きゅう)引(いん)した (kyūin shita))

1. to suck in
2. to absorb
3. to attract, to draw in
4. (medicine) to aspirate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "吸引する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	吸引し	きゅういんし	kyūin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	吸引し	きゅういんし	kyūin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	吸引する	きゅういんする	kyūin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	吸引する	きゅういんする	kyūin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	吸引すれ	きゅういんすれ	kyūin sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	吸引せよ¹ 吸引しろ²	きゅういんせよ¹ きゅういんしろ²	kyūin seyo¹ kyūin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	吸引される	きゅういんされる	kyūin sareru
Causative	吸引させる 吸引さす	きゅういんさせる きゅういんさす	kyūin saseru kyūin sasu
Potential	吸引できる	きゅういんできる	kyūin dekiru
Volitional	吸引しよう	きゅういんしよう	kyūin shiyō
Negative	吸引しない	きゅういんしない	kyūin shinai
Negative continuative	吸引せず	きゅういんせず	kyūin sezu
Formal	吸引します	きゅういんします	kyūin shimasu
Perfective	吸引した	きゅういんした	kyūin shita
Conjunctive	吸引して	きゅういんして	kyūin shite
Hypothetical conditional	吸引すれば	きゅういんすれば	kyūin sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
吸	引

Noun

吸引 • (heubin) (hangeul 흡인)

1. hanja form^? of 흡인 (“aspiration, suction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
吸	引

Noun

吸引

1. chữ Hán form of hấp dẫn (“gravitation”).

Adjective

吸引

1. chữ Hán form of hấp dẫn (“attractive; captivating; seductive”).

Verb

吸引

1. chữ Hán form of hấp dẫn (“to attract”).