Chinese word dictionary

烟瘾

yān yǐn · the urge to smoke; tobacco addiction

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Word information

Simplified烟瘾

Traditional煙癮

Pinyinyān yǐn

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Character breakdown

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烟yān

smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

瘾yǐn

rash; addiction, craving, habit

How to learn 烟瘾

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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])

抽烟chōu yān

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

炊烟chuīyān

smoke from kitchen chimneys

过瘾guòyǐn

to satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth; gratifying; immensely enjoyable; satisfying; fulfilling

上瘾shàngyǐn

to get into a habit; to become addicted

烟囱yāncōng

chimney; smokestack; stovepipe