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烟 (yān): cigarette, smoke, mist

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HSK 4noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: cigarette, smoke, mist
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 10
Radical: 火
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

cigarette or pipe tobacco
smoke
mist
vapour
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yan1])
smoke
mist
vapour
cigarette
tobacco
pipe tobacco

Chinese explanation

指烟草制品，如香烟、烟斗用的烟丝，也指吸烟的行为。
泛指物质燃烧时产生的气状物，如烟雾、煤烟。
特指鸦片等毒品，如大烟。

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Example sentences

A lot of smoke came out of the kitchen.

He smokes a pack of cigarettes every day.

The mist on the mountain is like a fairyland.

The smoke is so thick that my eyes are irritated and I can't open them.

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