人烟

rén yān

Rare

Definitions

1. sign of human habitation

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Example Sentences

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这片沙漠 人烟 稀少。

This desert is sparsely populated.

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Words Containing 人烟

• 人烟稀少 人烟稀少 rén yān xī shǎo: no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
• 杳无人烟 杳无人烟 yǎo wú rén yān: dark and uninhabited (idiom); remote and deserted
• 没有人烟 没有人烟 méi yǒu rén yān: uninhabited
• 渺无人烟 渺无人烟 miǎo wú rén yān: remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted
• 荒无人烟 荒无人烟 huāng wú rén yān: desolate and uninhabited (idiom)

Child Words of 人烟

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 烟 烟 yān: cigarette or pipe tobacco