Usage note
抽表示拉出、抽取或吸烟。
chōu biǎo shì lā chū 、 chōu qǔ huò xī yān。
抽 means to pull out, draw out, or smoke.
Context note
抽常用于动作、时间和生活。
chōu cháng yòng yú dòng zuò 、 shí jiān hé shēng huó。
It is often used in actions, time, and daily life.
5 examples
请抽一张纸。
qǐng chōu yì zhāng zhǐ。
Please draw out a piece of paper.
他抽了一口气。
tā chōu le yì kǒu qì。
He took a breath.
不要抽烟。
bú yào chōu yān。
Do not smoke.
抽时间来看看。
chōu shí jiān lái kàn kàn。
Take time to come and see.
从盒子里抽出卡片。
cóng hé zi lǐ chōu chū kǎ piàn。
Draw a card from the box.
5 mini stories
老师让大家抽签。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā chōu qiān。
The teacher asked everyone to draw lots.
他抽时间陪孩子。
tā chōu shí jiān péi hái zi。
He took time to stay with the child.
爸爸提醒他不要抽烟。
bà ba tí xǐng tā bú yào chōu yān。
Dad reminded him not to smoke.
孩子从书包里抽出一支笔。
hái zi cóng shū bāo lǐ chōu chū yì zhī bǐ。
The child pulled a pen out of the schoolbag.
她抽到了一张好卡片。
tā chōu dào le yì zhāng hǎo kǎ piàn。
She drew a good card.
Mini dialogue
抽卡片
A
我们来玩抽卡片游戏吧。
Wǒmen lái wán chōu kǎpiàn yóuxì ba.
Let's play a card-drawing game.
B
好，你先抽一张。
Hǎo, nǐ xiān chōu yī zhāng.
Okay, you draw one first.
抽时间
A
你明天能抽时间帮我吗？
Nǐ míngtiān néng chōu shíjiān bāng wǒ ma?
Can you spare some time to help me tomorrow?
B
可以，我下午能抽出一个小时。
Kěyǐ, wǒ xiàwǔ néng chōu chū yī gè xiǎoshí.
Sure, I can spare an hour in the afternoon.
Related words and contrasts
similar
拉
lā
to pull
Both involve pulling, but 抽 often means pulling out from inside.
related
取
qǔ
to take; to get
抽 can mean to take out, similar to 取.
opposite
塞
sāi
to stuff in; to push in
抽 means to draw out, while 塞 means to push in.