How to say “attract” in Chinese
attract
“Attract” in Chinese is 吸引, xī yǐn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
吸引 is read xī yǐn: 2 syllables. 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, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 及 jí — as in 级 and 极.
On the left, 弓 “bow”; on the right, the bowstring: drawing a bow.
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 “吸引”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 吸引. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这本小说的内容很吸引人zhèběnxiǎoshuōdenèirónghěnxīyǐnrénThe content of this novel is really gripping.
- 这个活动吸引了各行各业的人zhègehuódòngxīyǐnlegèhánggèyèderénThis event attracted people from all walks of life.
- 这篇文章的标题很吸引人zhèpiānwénzhāngdebiāotíhěnxīyǐnrénThis article has a catchy headline.
- 这届博览会吸引了一千多家厂商参展。zhèjièbólǎnhuìxīyǐnleyìqiānduōjiāchǎngshāngcānzhǎnThis fair drew more than a thousand exhibiting firms.
- 这篇文章的开头很吸引人。zhèpiānwénzhāngdekāitóuhěnxīyǐnrénThe opening of this article grabs you right away.
More words from the lesson “Actors and TV series”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “attract” in Chinese?
“Attract” in Chinese is 吸引, pinyin xīyǐn.
What does 吸引 mean?
吸引 (xīyǐn) means “attract”.
How do you write 吸引?
吸引 is 2 characters: 吸 (xī) — breathe in, suck in; 引 (yǐn) — pull, lead. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 吸引?
吸引 is read xīyǐn. Tones: xī — first tone, yǐn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“attract” in the lesson “Actors and TV series”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. 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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