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抽烟

抽烟 chōuyān

抽烟 chōuyān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 抽烟 chōuyān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chōuyān | chou1 yan1
English translation
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

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About 抽烟 chōuyān

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Traditional form

抽煙

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 抽烟 chōuyān

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 抽烟 chōuyān .

chōu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and yóu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yóu

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌由

Number of Strokes

8
yān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and yīn represents the sound. Simplified form of yān .

Phonetic compound

yīn

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火因

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 抽烟 chōuyān

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许多 xǔduō yǒu 尼古丁 ní gǔ dīng yǐn de chōu yān rén 容易 róngyì yān jiè diào .

Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.

de 牙齿 yáchǐ yīn duō Nián 抽烟 chōuyān ér bèi 尼古丁 ní gǔ dīng rǎn Huáng le .

His teeth were stained with nicotine from years of smoking.

huá zhāo gēn 火柴 huǒchái ,点火 diǎn huǒ 抽烟 chōuyān .

He struck a match and lit up.

zài 抽烟 chōuyān le ! ” “ shì ? piàn guǐ . ”

'I'll never smoke again!'' Yeah? Go tell that to the marines.'

chōu yān shí 是否 shìfǒu yān 吸入 xī rù fèi ?

Do you inhale when you smoke?

抽烟 chōuyān Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 抽烟 chōuyān and their own compounds.

抽烟 chōuyān Compounds

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