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drinking straw

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xi1guan3 xīguǎn

Meaning


Primary

drinking straw

Alternatives

straw

Mnemonic


A 吸管 drinking straw is a sort of 管 pipe that you 吸 inhale from to get liquid into your mouth.

Usage


塑膠 吸管 對 環境 不 好。

Plastic drinking straws are bad for the environment.

玻璃 吸管 可以 重複 使用。

Glass straws can be reused.

她 把 吸管 放 在 杯 裡。

She put the straw into the cup.

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