烟瘾

煙癮

yānyǐn

noun #26,887

Meanings

1 tobacco addiction
2 nicotine craving
3 urge to smoke

Characters

smoke; cigarette; tobacco

addiction; craving; habitual desire

Examples

他的烟瘾很大，一天要抽两包烟。

Tā de yānyǐn hěn dà, yī tiān yào chōu liǎng bāo yān.

His smoking addiction is severe; he smokes two packs a day.

戒烟很难，因为烟瘾难以克服。

Jiè yān hěn nán, yīnwèi yānyǐn nányǐ kèfú.

Quitting smoking is hard because nicotine addiction is difficult to overcome.

Tips

memory

烟 means 'smoke/tobacco' and 瘾 means 'addiction/craving.' The character 瘾 contains the sickness radical 疒, hinting at its negative, compulsive nature.

Stroke Order

烟 yān

瘾 yǐn