抽烟
chōu yānㄔㄡ ㄧㄢ
Sino-Vietnamese: TRỪU YÊN
Traditional: 抽煙
HSK 4
Meaning(verb)
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
Synonym: 吸烟 (formal, used on signs: 禁止吸烟).
Examples
这里不能抽烟。
zhè lǐ bù néng chōu yān.
No smoking here.
我爸爸已经不抽烟了。
wǒ bà ba yǐ jīng bù chōu yān le.
My dad has quit smoking.
抽烟对身体不好。
chōu yān duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo.
Smoking is bad for your health.
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Stroke order
TRỪU · 8 strokes
to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash
YÊN · 10 strokes
cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke