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- to draw out
- to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
- (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
- to whip or thrash
- to extract
- to remove
- to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
- (soccer) to strike the ball powerfully at goal; to unleash a fierce shot
- (racket sports) to hit a fast, flat and forceful shot
Trad. 抽籤
- to perform divination with sticks
- to draw lots
- a ballot (in share dealing)
Trad. 抽號
- to randomly select (as for a lottery)
- to take a number (for queuing)
Trad. 抽頭
- to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)
- tap (in an electromagnetic coil)
- drawer (of a desk etc)
- to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
- to pull the carpet from under sb
Trad. 短中抽長
- to make the best of a bad job
- to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
Trad. 抽絲剝繭
- lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
Trad. 抽象思維
- abstract thought
- logical thinking
Trad. 倒抽一口氣
- to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)