吸管 (xī guǎn) — (drinking) straw
Definition
吸管 (xī guǎn) literally means 'suck tube' and covers a drinking straw, a pipette/eyedropper, and a snorkel — anything you suck liquid or air through. The shared 草 'straw' sense refers to dried plant stalks, not this tube.
noun
(drinking) straw
Measure word · 支
Examples
- 吸管。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhī xīn xī guǎn.Please give me a new straw.
- 吸管。Tā yòng xī guǎn qǔ le yì dī shuǐ.He used a pipette to take a drop of water.
- 吸管。Qián shuǐ de shí hou yòng xī guǎn hū xī.Use a snorkel to breathe while diving.
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