(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) · (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) · to drink through a straw

xī shí

x+ī·1st tonesh+í·2nd tone

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Sami stopped smoking weed for six months.

萨米已经六个月没有吸食大麻了。

In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.

在很多国家，购买和吸食大麻是违法的。

Hummingbirds drink the sweet nectar from certain flowers.

蜂鳥会吸食某些花朵的甜美花蜜。

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