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吸引

to attract; to draw in

吸引
xīyǐn1st tone

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Pinyin
xīyǐn
Strokes
10
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 吸引

吸引 is written with 10 strokes (吸: 6, 引: 4). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

HSK 3. 被新问题吸引 = be drawn in by a new problem. Related: 吸引力 (appeal).

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吸引 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

一个人被新问题吸引,手上该做的决定往往就往后拖。

When a person is drawn to a new problem, the decision they should be making often gets pushed back.

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