Chinese word dictionary

抽烟

chōu yān · to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

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Word information

Simplified抽烟

Traditional抽煙

Pinyinchōu yān

Part of speechv

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

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

抽chōu

to draw out, to pull out; to sprout

烟yān

smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

How to learn 抽烟

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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])

抽chōu

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

抽奖chōujiǎng

to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle

抽象chōuxiàng

abstract; abstraction; CL:種|种[zhong3]

抽查chōuchá

random inspection; to do a spot check

抽签chōuqiān

to perform divination with sticks; to draw lots; a ballot (in share dealing)