油烟

油煙
yóuyān
noun #48,447

Meanings

  1. 1 cooking fumes
  2. 2 oily smoke
  3. 3 kitchen grease fumes

Examples

Zhōngcān yóuyān dà, yídìng yào zhuāng ge yóuyānjī.
Chinese cooking produces a lot of fumes, you really need a range hood.
Chúfáng yóuyān chángqī xīrù duì fèi bù hǎo.
Long-term inhalation of kitchen fumes is bad for the lungs.

Tips

culture
A major concern in Chinese kitchen design because stir-frying at high heat generates heavy fumes. The 油烟机 (range hood) is considered essential — far more powerful than typical Western vent hoods.

Stroke Order

yóu
yān