炊烟 (chuī yān) — smoke from kitchen chimneys; cooking smoke (often with a poetic or nostalgic tone)
Definition
炊烟 is the cooking smoke rising from a chimney, typically in a rural or nostalgic scene. Don't confuse it with 烟囱, which is the chimney structure itself.
noun
smoke from kitchen chimneyscooking smoke (often with a poetic or nostalgic tone)
Measure word · 缕
Examples
- ，袅袅炊烟，。Měi dào bàng wǎn, cūn zi lǐ biàn shēng qǐ niǎo niǎo chuī yān, ràng rén gǎn dào ān níng.Every evening, wisps of cooking smoke rise from the village, making one feel peaceful.
- 炊烟，。Tā huí yì qǐ tóng nián shí jiā lǐ chuī yān shēng qǐ de qíng jǐng, xīn lǐ chōng mǎn le wēn nuǎn.He recalls the scene of cooking smoke rising from his childhood home, his heart full of warmth.
- 炊烟，。Zài yuǎn fāng kàn dào chuī yān, jiù zhī dào lí jiā bù yuǎn le.Seeing cooking smoke in the distance, one knows home is not far.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.