吸引 xī yǐn
“to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
吸引 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1790: 吸引 xīyǐn — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 124
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 吸引
吸引 means to attract or appeal to someone. The thing that attracts is usually the subject, and the person or thing attracted is the object, as in 某物吸引某人. It is also common in the pattern 被……吸引, meaning “be attracted by.”
例句Example sentences
- 这个博物馆吸引了很多年轻人。zhè ge bó wù guǎn xī yǐn le hěn duō nián qīng rén.This museum attracts many young people.
- 这部电影很吸引人，我想再看一次。zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn xī yǐn rén, wǒ xiǎng zài kàn yí cì.This movie is very appealing; I want to watch it again.
- 他被那位老师的课吸引了。tā bèi nà wèi lǎo shī de kè xī yǐn le.He was attracted by that teacher's class.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗这个游戏很吸引。
✓这个游戏很吸引人。
吸引 is transitive and normally needs an object; 人 is the most common general object.
相关词语Related words
- 引起 yǐn qǐ