大烟

大煙
dàyān
noun #27,161

Meanings

  1. 1 opium
  2. 2 large smoke (literally)

Examples

Qīngcháo mònián, dàyān de fànlàn yánzhòng wēihài le shèhuì.
In the late Qing dynasty, the spread of opium caused serious harm to society.
Yāpiàn zhànzhēng de qǐyīn yǔ dàyān màoyì mìqiē xiāngguān.
The cause of the Opium War was closely related to the opium trade.

Tips

history
大烟 was a common colloquial term for opium (鸦片) in China during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860) were fought partly over Britain's right to sell opium in China.

Stroke Order

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