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 bùnéng chōuyān.

You can't smoke here.

他已经戒掉了抽烟。

Tā yǐjīng jiè diào le chōuyān.

He has already quit smoking.

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