How to say “draw out” in Chinese
draw out; smoke
“Draw out” in Chinese is 抽, chōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
抽 is read chōu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”: to pull out. Smoking is “drawing” on a cigarette.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “抽”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 抽. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他从书架上抽出一本书tācóngshūjiàshangchōuchūyìběnshūHe pulled a book off the shelf.
- 我爸爸从不抽烟wǒbàbacóngbùchōuyānMy dad never smokes.
- 医生警告他，再抽烟就危险了。yīshēngjǐnggàotā,zàichōuyānjiùwēixiǎnleThe doctor warned him that if he kept smoking, it would be dangerous.
- 这里可以抽烟吗？zhèlǐkěyǐchōuyānmaCan you smoke here?
- 这个概念太抽象了，我不太明白。zhègegàiniàntàichōuxiàngle,wǒbútàimíngbaiThis concept is too abstract, I don't quite understand.
- 购物满一百元可以抽奖gòuwùmǎnyìbǎiyuánkěyǐchōujiǎngSpend 100 yuan or more and you can enter the prize draw.
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More words from the lesson “Stick and tie”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “draw out” in Chinese?
“Draw out” in Chinese is 抽, pinyin chōu.
What does 抽 mean?
抽 (chōu) means “draw out; smoke”.
How do you write 抽?
抽 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 抽?
抽 is read chōu. Tones: chōu — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“draw out” in the lesson “Stick and tie”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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