抽烟 (chōu yān) — to smoke (a cigarette or pipe)
Definition
Refers specifically to smoking tobacco (cigarettes, a pipe). 抽 alone is the general 'to pull/draw' verb — 抽烟 narrows it to smoking.
verb
to smoke (a cigarette or pipe)
Examples
- 抽烟。Tā měi tiān dōu yào chōu yān.He smokes every day.
- 。Tā chōu le yì gēn yān jiù chū qù le.He smoked a cigarette and went out.
- 抽烟。Yī shēng ràng tā bú yào zài chōu yān le.The doctor told him not to smoke anymore.
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