吸引

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
simp. and trad. (吸引)		吸	引

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīyǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ jan⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khip-yîn
• Min Nan (POJ): khip-ín

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīyǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyyin
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap¹ jan⁵
    • Yale: kāp yáhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ jan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb¹ yen⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ jɐn¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khip-yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: kib` in´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kib<sup>5</sup> yin<sup>1</sup>
    • IPA: /kʰip̚² in²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khip-yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: kib` (r)in´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kib⁵ yin¹
    • IPA: /kʰip̚² (j)in²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (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/

Verb

吸引

1. 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

Synonyms

• 招引 (zhāoyǐn)

Derived terms

吸引力 (xīyǐnlì)

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [kjɯᵝːĩɴ]

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• 吸 (きゅう)引 (いん)ポンプ (kyūin ponpu): a suction pump
• 吸 (きゅう)引 (いん)分 (ぶん)娩 (べん) (kyūin bunben): a suction delivery: delivering a child with the aid of a suction device
• 吸 (きゅう)引 (いん)療 (りょう)法 (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 (きゅう)引 (いん)器 (き) (kyūinki): an aspirator (a device), a suction device
• 吸 (きゅう)引 (いん)装 (そう)置 (ち) (kyūin sōchi): an aspirator (a device), a suction device

Verb

吸引する (hiragana きゅういんする, rōmaji 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

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

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	吸引し	きゅういんし	kyūin shi
Continuative (連用形)	吸引し	きゅういんし	kyūin shi
Terminal (終止形)	吸引する	きゅういんする	kyūin suru
Attributive (連体形)	吸引する	きゅういんする	kyūin suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	吸引すれ	きゅういんすれ	kyūin sure
Imperative (命令形)	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