抽烟

抽煙

chōuyān

verb HSK 4 #2,645

Meanings

1 to smoke (cigarettes)

Characters

to draw out; to smoke

smoke; cigarette; tobacco

Draw + smoke = to draw/inhale smoke from a cigarette.

Examples

这里不能抽烟。

Zhèlǐ bù néng chōu yān.

You can't smoke here.

他已经戒掉了抽烟。

Tā yǐjīng jiè diào le chōu yān.

He has already quit smoking.

抽烟对健康有害。

Chōu yān duì jiànkāng yǒu hài.

Smoking is harmful to health.

Tips

usage

戒烟 (jiè yān) means to quit smoking. 吸烟 (xī yān) is the more formal version of 抽烟.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

烟 yān