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

HSK 1

这里不能抽烟。

Zhèlǐ bùnéng chōuyān.

You can't smoke here.

HSK 5

他已经戒掉了抽烟。

Tā yǐjīng jiè diào le chōuyān.

He has already quit smoking.

HSK 5

抽烟对健康有害。

Chōuyān duì jiànkāng yǒuhài.

Smoking is harmful to health.

Tips

usage

戒烟 means to quit smoking. 吸烟 is the more formal version of 抽烟.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

烟 yān