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1. (取出) take ... out (pt took) (pp taken)
   ⇒ 他从钱夹中抽出一张钞票。 (Tā cóng qiánjiā zhōng chōuchū yī zhāng chāopiào.) He took a note (英) 或 bill (美) out of his wallet.
2. (= 取出部分) take (pt took) (pp taken)
   ⇒ 抽时间 (chōu shíjiān) find time
3. (= 长出) sprout
   ⇒ 抽芽 (chōuyá) sprout
4. (= 吸) inhale
   ⇒ 抽烟 (chōuyān) smoke
   ⇒ 抽血 (chōuxiě) take blood
   ⇒ 抽水 (chōushuǐ) pump water
5. (= 抽缩) shrink (pt shrank) (pp shrunk)
   ⇒ 棉布洗后会抽。 (Miánbù xǐ hòu huì chōu.) Cotton shrinks after washing.
6. (= 打) whip
   ⇒ 抽鞭子 (chōu biānzi) whip