烟烟

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HSK 3HSK 3 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

In modern spoken Chinese, 烟 refers to visible smoke from a fire or combustion.

Smoke; smoke (from burning substances)

（~儿）物质燃烧时所产生的混有残余颗粒的气体。

Words:

炊烟冒烟烟熏火燎烟筒烟火

Sentences:

厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)正(zhèng)在(zài)冒(mào)烟(yān)
Smoke is coming out of the kitchen.
火(huǒ)灾(zài)现(xiàn)场(cháng)烟(yān)熏(xūn)火(huǒ)燎(liǎo)，(kàn)看(bù)不(qīng)清(dōng)东(xī)
The fire scene was smoky and scorching, making it impossible to see clearly.

Often used in literary or scenic descriptions, e.g., 烟雾 (mist), 烟霞 (haze and rosy clouds).

Something resembling smoke (like mist, haze)

像烟的东西。

Words:

烟雾烟霞烟波

Sentences:

清(qīng)晨(chén)湖(hú)面(miàn)笼(lǒng)罩(zhào)着(zhè)淡(dàn)淡(dàn)的(de)烟(yān)雾(wù)
In the early morning, the lake surface is shrouded in a faint mist.

Refers specifically to the agricultural product. For example, 烟农 means tobacco farmer.

Tobacco (the plant)

烟草，草本植物，叶大有茸毛，可以制香烟和农业上的杀虫剂等。

Words:

烟草烟叶烤烟烟农种烟

Sentences:

这(zhè)片(piàn)土(tǔ)地(dì)非(fēi)常(cháng)适(shì)合(hé)种(zhòng)烟(yān)
This land is very suitable for growing tobacco.
他(tā)是(shì)一(yī)个(ge)烟(yān)农(nóng)，主(zhǔ)要(yào)种(zhòng)植(zhí)烤(kǎo)烟(yān)
He is a tobacco farmer, mainly growing cured tobacco.

The most common daily usage for '烟'. For example, '买一包烟' means 'buy a pack of cigarettes'.

Cigarettes, tobacco products (as merchandise)

纸烟、烟丝等的统称。

Words:

纸烟香烟旱烟烟瘾卷烟

Sentences:

他(tā)戒(jiè)烟(yān)了(le)，不(bù)再(zài)碰(pèng)任(rèn)何(hé)香(xiāng)烟(yān)
He quit smoking and no longer touches any cigarettes.
这(zhè)家(jiā)商(shāng)店(diàn)卖(mài)各(gè)种(zhǒng)牌(pái)子(zǐ)的(de)纸(zhǐ)烟(yān)
This store sells various brands of cigarettes.

An older, specific term, mostly found in historical contexts. The compound 大烟 is a direct synonym for opium.

Opium

大烟；鸦片。

Words:

禁烟烟土烟膏

Sentences:

历(lì)史(shǐ)上(shàng)，禁(jìn)烟(yān)运(yùn)动(dòng)打(dǎ)击(jí)了(le)鸦(yā)片(piàn)贸(mào)易(yì)
Historically, the anti-opium movement struck against opium trade.

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