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吸引 xī yǐn

HSK 4 word

Meanings

• to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

Characters

• 吸 xī: to breathe
• 引 yǐn: to draw (e.g. a bow)

Example sentences

他被那个女人吸引住了。
He was attracted to the woman.
Tatoeba #375328 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

她第一眼就吸引了我。
She attracted me at first sight.
Tatoeba #464848 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

他被她的笑容吸引住了。
He was attracted by her smile.
Tatoeba #793855 by nickyeow (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).