烟瘾 (yān yǐn) — nicotine addiction; craving for cigarettes; smoking addiction

Definition

Examples

• 他烟瘾很大，一天要抽两包烟。
  Tā yān yǐn hěn dà, yì tiān yào chōu liǎng bāo yān.
  He's a heavy smoker — he goes through two packs a day.
• 他烟瘾犯了，坐立不安。
  Tā yān yǐn fàn le, zuò lì bù ān.
  He's craving a cigarette and can't sit still.
• 医生建议他尽快戒掉烟瘾。
  Yī shēng jiàn yì tā jǐn kuài jiè diào yān yǐn.
  The doctor advised him to quit his smoking addiction as soon as possible.