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烟 yān

smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 4
Radical
火
Traditional
煙
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 火因 ⿰火因

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 这里禁止抽烟。
    Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ chōuyān.
    Smoking is forbidden here.
    here forbid smoke
  2. 你为什么开始抽烟了？
    Nǐ wèishénme kāishǐ chōuyān le?
    Why did you start smoking?
    you why start smoke (particle)
  3. 医生建议他戒烟。
    Yīshēng jiànyì tā jièyān.
    The doctor suggested he quit smoking.
    doctor suggest he quit-smoking
  4. 他从来不抽烟。
    Tā cónglái bù chōuyān.
    He has never smoked.
    he never not smoke
  5. 春节的时候，村子里升起了炊烟。
    Chūnjié de shíhou, cūnzi li shēngqǐ le chuīyān.
    During Spring Festival, cooking smoke rose in the village.
    Spring-Festival (particle) time, village in rise-up (particle) kitchen-smoke

Words with 烟 (4)