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吸烟

吸煙
xī yān
smoke
verb

Individual characters

吸xī · inhale, breathe, absorb, suck in›烟yān · smoke, tobacco, be irritated by smoke›

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Example Sentences

他每天都吸烟。
tā měitiān dū xīyān 。
He smokes every day.
在这里吸烟是不允许的。
zài zhèlǐ xīyān shìbù yǔnxǔ de 。
Smoking is not allowed here.
我希望他能戒烟，因为对健康不好。
wǒ xīwàng tā néng jièyān ， yīnwèi duì jiànkāng bùhǎo 。
I hope he can quit smoking because it's bad for his health.

Words with similar meanings

抽烟chōuyān
to smoke
More colloquial and commonly used in everyday conversation.

Words Starting With 吸

吸引xī yǐn
"to attract (interest, investment etc)
吸收xī shōu
to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest
吸取xī qǔ
"to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate"

Words Ending With 烟

抽烟chōu yān
"to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)"
戒烟jiè yān
to give up smoking

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