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吸烟

xīyān

to smoke

An adult holding a cigarette
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Characters in this word

吸 xī

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 及 to extend
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

烟 yān

Strokes
10
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
火 fire, flame 因 cause, reason
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请别吸烟。 Qǐng bié xīyān. Please no smoking here.
  • 他不吸烟。 Tā bù xīyān. He never smokes.
  • 这里禁吸烟。 Zhèlǐ jìn xīyān. Smoking is banned here.

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