shǔn xī

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v.suck; absorb; suckle
- shǔn xī mǔ zhǐ
  吮吸拇指
  suck one's thumb
- yòng xī guǎn shǔn xī
  用吸管吮吸
  suck with a straw
- yīng ér zhèng zài shǔn xī mā ma de rǔ zhī
  婴儿正在吮吸妈妈的乳汁。
  The baby was suckling at its mother's breast.
synonym
xī shǔn吸吮 xī shí吸食
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v.metaoppress
- bō xuē jiē jí cán kù de shǔn xī zhe láo dòng rén mín de xuè hàn qián
  剥削阶级残酷地吮吸着劳动人民的血汗钱。
  The exploiting classes cruelly live off the sweat that flows from the brows of the labouring classes.

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