吸烟

吸煙
xī yān
smoke
verb

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.

Individual Characters

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

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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