抽 chōu, to draw out/to pull out from in between/to remove part of the whole/(of certain ... 抽烟 chōuyān, [抽煙], to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) 抽屉 chōuti, [抽屜], drawer 抽出 chōuchū, to take out/to extract 抽筋 chōujīn, cramp/charley horse/to pull a tendon 抽空 chōukòng, to find the time to do sth 抽搐 chōuchù, to twitch 抽签 chōuqiān, [抽籤], to perform divination with sticks/to draw lots/a ballot (in share dealing) 抽身 chōushēn, to get away from/to withdraw/to free oneself 抽象 chōuxiàng, abstract/abstraction/CL:種|种[zhǒng] 抽血 chōuxuè, to take blood/to draw blood (e.g. for a test) 抽奖 chōujiǎng, [抽獎], to draw a prize/a lottery/a raffle 抽取 chōuqǔ, to extract/to remove/to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc) 抽打 chōudǎ, to whip/to flog/to thrash 抽动 chōudòng, [抽動], to twitch/to throb/a spasm/to extract and use 抽泣 chōuqì, to sob spasmodically 抽查 chōuchá, random inspection/to do a spot check 抽风 chōufēng, [抽風], to ventilate/to induce a draft/spasm/convulsion 抽水马桶 chōushuǐmǎtǒng, [抽水馬桶], flush toilet 抽调 chōudiào, [抽調], to transfer (personnel or material) 抽样 chōuyàng, [抽樣], sample/sampling 抽丝 chōusī, [抽絲], to spin silk 抽水机 chōushuǐjī, [抽水機], water pump 抽头 chōutóu, [抽頭], to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)/tap (in an electromagnetic co... 抽噎 chōuyē, to sob 抽风机 chōufēngjī, [抽風機], exhaust fan 抽检 chōujiǎn, [抽檢], sampling/spot check/random test 倒抽一口气 dàochōuyīkǒuqì, [倒抽一口氣], to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc) 双抽 shuāngchōu, [雙抽], black soy sauce 幸运抽奖 xìngyùnchōujiǎng, [幸運抽獎], lucky draw/lottery 慈善抽奖 císhànchōujiǎng, [慈善抽獎], a raffle (for charity) 找抽 zhǎochōu, (coll.) to look for trouble 抽丝剥茧 chōusībāojiǎn, [抽絲剝繭], lit. to spin silk from cocoons/fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom) 抽中 chōuzhòng, to win (a prize in a lottery) 抽冷子 chōulěngzi, (coll.) unexpectedly 抽动症 chōudòngzhèng, [抽動症], Tourette syndrome 抽号 chōuhào, [抽號], to randomly select (as for a lottery)/to take a number (for queuing) 抽咽 chōuyè, to sob 抽嘴巴 chōuzuǐba, to slap 抽抽噎噎 chōuchouyēyē, to sob and sniffle 抽插 chōuchā, to slide in and out/thrusting 抽搭 chōudā, to sob/to cry 抽斗 chōudǒu, drawer 抽时间 chōushíjiān, [抽時間], to (try to) find the time to 抽气 chōuqì, [抽氣], to draw air out 抽水泵 chōushuǐbèng, water pump 抽水站 chōushuǐzhàn, water pumping station 抽油烟机 chōuyóuyānjī, [抽油煙機], range hood/kitchen exhaust hood 抽痛 chōutòng, to throb with pain/throbbing pain/twang/pang/CL:陣|阵[zhèn] 抽离 chōulí, [抽離], to remove/to step back from involvement/to disengage 抽纸 chōuzhǐ, [抽紙], paper tissue (in a box) 抽脂 chōuzhī, liposuction 抽菸 chōuyān, variant of 抽煙|抽烟[chōu yān]/to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) 抽认卡 chōurènkǎ, [抽認卡], flashcard 抽象代数 chōuxiàngdàishù, [抽象代數], abstract algebra 抽象域 chōuxiàngyù, abstract field (math.) 抽象思维 chōuxiàngsīwéi, [抽象思維], abstract thought/logical thinking 抽象词 chōuxiàngcí, [抽象詞], abstract word 抽贷 chōudài, [抽貸], to call in a loan 抽验 chōuyàn, [抽驗], to test a random sample/to spot-check 生抽 shēngchōu, light soy sauce 短中抽长 duǎnzhōngchōucháng, [短中抽長], to make the best of a bad job/to make the best use of limited resources (idiom) 老抽 lǎochōu, dark soy sauce 透抽 tòuchōu, swordtip squid (Tw) 釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn, to take drastic measures to deal with a situation/to pull the carpet from under ...