To smoke in Chinese: 熏 (xūn)

xūn

to smoke

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to smoke
  2. 2to fumigate
  3. 3to assail the nostrils
  4. 4to perfume

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Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄣ

xūn

/ x/ ü/ en/ first tone

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  • 厨房里的烟把墙熏黑了。

    chú fáng lǐ de yān bǎ qiáng xūn hēi le。

    The smoke from the kitchen blackened the wall.

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