吸引

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Chinese

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb
to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
 
 to lead; to divert (water); to guide
trad. (吸引) 吸 引
simp. #(吸引) 吸 引

Pronunciation

Verb

吸引

  1. (transitive) 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
    吸引流量  ―  xīyǐn liúliàng  ―  to attract traffic

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

吸引

  1. (chiefly Hong Kong) attractive

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

吸(きゅう)引(いん) • (kyūin) ←きふいん (kifuin)?

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

Derived terms

Verb

吸(きゅう)引(いん)する • (kyūin suru) ←きふいん (kifuin)?suru (stem 吸(きゅう)引(いん)し (kyūin shi), past 吸(きゅう)引(いん)した (kyūin shita))

  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.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 吸引し きゅういんし kyūin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 吸引し きゅういんし kyūin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 吸引する きゅういんする kyūin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 吸引する きゅういんする kyūin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 吸引すれ きゅういんすれ kyūin sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
吸引

Noun

吸引 • (heubin) (hangeul 흡인)

  1. hanja form? of 흡인 (“aspiration, suction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
吸引

Noun

吸引

  1. chữ Hán form of hấp dẫn (“gravitation”).

Adjective

吸引

  1. chữ Hán form of hấp dẫn (“attractive; captivating; seductive”).

Verb

吸引

  1. chữ Hán form of hấp dẫn (“to attract”).
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