烟卷

煙捲

yānjuǎn

noun #28,171

Measure Word

一根烟卷 gēn

Meanings

1 cigarette
2 cigar

Characters

to roll; a roll

Examples

他戒掉了烟卷，身体好多了。

Tā jièdiào le yānjuǎn, shēntǐ hǎo duō le.

He quit cigarettes and his health has improved a lot.

请不要在室内抽烟卷。

Qǐng bùyào zài shìnèi chōu yānjuǎn.

Please don't smoke cigarettes indoors.

Tips

usage

烟卷 is a slightly more colloquial or older term for cigarette, more common in northern China. The standard term 香烟 (xiāngyān) is also widely used.

Stroke Order

烟 yān

卷 juǎn