吸
烟

To smoke in Chinese: 吸烟 (xī yān)

xī yān

to smoke

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 吸煙1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to smoke

Stroke order

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吸
烟

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄧㄢ

yān

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

吸烟

Simplified

吸煙

Traditional

Example sentences

See 吸烟 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 医生说吸烟对身体不好。

    yī shēng shuō xī yān duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo。

    The doctor says smoking is bad for your health.

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Related words

烟

yān

cigarette or pipe tobacco

吸

xī

to breathe

抽烟

chōu yān

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

吸引

xī yǐn

to attract

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

戒烟

jiè yān

to give up smoking

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

吸管

xī guǎn

(drinking) straw

吸毒

xī dú

to take drugs

烟花

yān huā

fireworks

吸纳

xī nà

to take in

吸取

xī qǔ

to absorb

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