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炊 chuī

meal; to cook, to steam

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
火
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 火欠 ⿰火欠

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 傍晚村子里飘着炊烟。
    Bàngwǎn cūnzi lǐ piāo zhe chuīyān.
    In the evening, smoke from kitchen chimneys drifts through the village.
    dusk village in float (particle) kitchen-smoke
  2. 你今天负责炊事吗？
    Nǐ jīntiān fùzé chuīshì ma?
    Are you in charge of cooking today?
    you today responsible-for cooking-matter (question)
  3. 请帮忙准备一下晚上的炊事。
    Qǐng bāngmáng zhǔnbèi yíxià wǎnshang de chuīshì.
    Please help prepare tonight's cooking.
    please help prepare a-bit evening (particle) cooking-matter
  4. 村子里今天没有炊烟升起。
    Cūnzi lǐ jīntiān méiyǒu chuīyān shēngqǐ.
    No kitchen smoke rose from the village today.
    village in today not-have kitchen-smoke rise
  5. 黄昏时分，家家户户升起了袅袅炊烟。
    Huánghūn shífēn, jiājiāhùhù shēngqǐ le niǎoniǎo chuīyān.
    At dusk, every household sent up curling wisps of kitchen smoke.
    dusk time, every-household rise up (particle) curling kitchen-smoke

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