# 吸收 (xīshōu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吸收 (xīshōu) means “to absorb; to assimilate”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to absorb; to assimilate
- Pinyin: xīshōu (xi1 shou1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 植物从土里吸收水分和营养。
  Zhíwù cóng tǔlǐ xīshōu shuǐfèn hé yíngyǎng.
  Plants absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

## Characters

- [吸](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-inhale/) (xī): to inhale; to suck
- [收](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-receive/) (shōu): to receive; to collect

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-shou-absorb/

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