香烟

香煙

xiāngyān

noun HSK 7-9 #4,419

Measure Word

一根香烟 gēn

Meanings

1 cigarette
2 tobacco

Characters

fragrant; incense

Examples

他戒掉了香烟。

Tā jiè diào le xiāngyān.

He quit smoking cigarettes.

这里不能抽香烟。

Zhèlǐ bùnéng chōu xiāngyān.

You can't smoke cigarettes here.

Tips

memory

香 (fragrant) + 烟 (smoke) = 'fragrant smoke' — an ironic name for cigarettes.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

烟 yān