抽烟

chōu yān

HSK 2.0 Level 4 Common

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Definitions

1. to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 戒烟 jiè yān 戒烟 jiè yān to give up smoking 戒烟指停止吸烟: to give up smoking

Related words

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• 雪茄 xuě jiā 雪茄 xuě jiā cigar (loanword) 雪茄是另一种烟草产品: cigar (loanword)

Synonyms

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• 吸烟 xī yān 吸烟 xī yān to smoke 吸烟更正式，常用于书面语和公共场所标识: to smoke

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配：抽一根烟、抽烟有害健康。不能单用“抽”表示抽烟，必须带“烟”。

Formality

抽烟偏口语，正式场合或警示语中常用“吸烟”代替。

Example Sentences

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这里不准 抽烟 。

Smoking is not allowed here.

他的嗜好是 抽烟 。

His habit is smoking.

我劝他不要 抽烟 。

I advised him not to smoke.

请 抽烟 !

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1216134)

我不 抽烟 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 398950)

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Child Words of 抽烟

• 抽 抽 chōu: to draw out
• 烟 烟 yān: cigarette or pipe tobacco