抽
Meanings
1. to draw out; to pull out from in between
2. to remove part of the whole
3. to inhale (esp. smoke)
4. (of fabric etc) to shrink
5. (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud
6. to whip; to thrash
7. classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)
Characters used
Examples10
这些 天 我 会 抽 一 天 来 看 你 的。
I'll come and see you one of these days.
我 爸爸 每天 抽 一 包 烟。
My father smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.
你 最好 别 抽 这么 多 烟 了。
You had better not smoke so much.
你 不该 抽 那么 多 烟。
You shouldn't smoke so much.
汤姆 以前 从不 抽烟, 不过 现在 开始 抽 了。
Tom never used to smoke, but he does now.
你 抽 不 抽烟?
Do you smoke?