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烟雾 (yān wù) — smoke, mist, or smog; smoky haze

Definition

Smoke and mist combined — a hazy cloud in the air, whether from burning (smog, factory smoke) or natural fog/mist. Use for visible airborne haze, not abstract gases.

noun
smokemistor smogsmoky haze
Measure word · 股

Examples

  • 烟雾。
    Gōng chǎng pái fàng de yān wù yán zhòng wū rǎn le kōng qì zhì liàng.
    The smoke emitted by the factory has seriously polluted the air quality.
  • 烟雾，。
    Shì nèi yān wù tài dà, wǒ jī hū kàn bù qīng duì miàn de qiáng.
    The smoke in the room was so thick I could barely see the opposite wall.
  • 烟雾。
    Zǎo chén de hú miàn shàng lǒng zhào zhe yī céng báo báo de yān wù.
    A thin mist hung over the lake surface in the morning.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

烟yānsmoke
雾wùmist

烟 (smoke) and 雾 (mist) together mean a smoky haze.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 煙; 烟 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 烟 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (烟) it is 煙; in others it is 菸.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
火火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
垔
垔yīn煙yān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

This story is about the traditional form 煙, not the simplified 烟. It pairs 火, fire, with 垔, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 霧; 雾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
務
務wù霧wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 霧, 雨, rain, is on top and 務 below gives the sound; the simplified 雾 is a shorthand.

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Environment & Ecology

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