Chinese

Verb

吸引

1. to attract the attention of someone or something; to entice; to draw; to fascinate

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

Synonyms

• 招引 (zhāoyǐn)

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [kjɯᵝːĩɴ]

Noun

吸引 ‎(hiragana きゅういん, romaji kyūin, historical hiragana きふいん)

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

吸引する ‎(hiragana きゅういんする, romaji kyūin suru, historical hiragana きふいんする)

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

Conjugation