Chinese word dictionary

鼻烟

bí yān · snuff (powdered tobacco for sniffing)

Word information

Simplified鼻烟
Traditional鼻煙
Pinyinbí yān
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 鼻烟

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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