卷烟

捲煙

juǎnyān

noun #35,076

Measure Word

一根卷烟 gēn

Meanings

1 cigarette
2 rolled tobacco
3 cigar

Characters

smoke / tobacco

Examples

这家工厂主要生产卷烟。

Zhèjiā gōngchǎng zhǔyào shēngchǎn juǎnyān.

This factory mainly produces cigarettes.

他熟练地卷了一根卷烟。

Tā shúliàn de juǎn le yī gēn juǎnyān.

He skillfully rolled a cigarette.

Tips

register

卷烟 is the formal/industry term seen on tax labels and tobacco-company names. In daily speech people just say 香烟 (xiāngyān) or 烟 (yān).

Stroke Order

卷 juǎn

烟 yān