Chinese word dictionary

如堕烟雾

rú duò yān wù · as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading

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Word information

Simplified如堕烟雾

Traditional如墮煙霧

Pinyinrú duò yān wù

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

堕duò

to drop, to fall, to sink; degenerate

烟yān

smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

雾wù

fog, mist, vapor, fine spray

How to learn 如堕烟雾

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比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

例如lìrú

for example; for instance; such as

烟yān

cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke; tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yan1])

假如jiǎrú