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Draw in Chinese

to draw · HSK 4

吸引 xī yǐn

  1. 吸 xī to inhale
  2. 引 yǐn to lead

这部电影吸引了很多年轻人。 This movie attracted a lot of young people.

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How do you say draw in Chinese?

Draw in Chinese is 吸引 (xī yǐn). You can also say 抽 (chōu), 吸取 (xī qǔ), 画 (huà), 绘画 (huì huà).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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