烟 (yān) — cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour
Definition
Covers three distinct senses: 'cigarette/tobacco', 'smoke' from burning, and 'mist/vapour' (more atmospheric than 雾, which is denser fog).
noun
cigarette or pipe tobaccosmokemistvapour
Measure word · 根, 缕
Examples
- 烟。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì gēn yān.Please give me a cigarette.
- ，烟。Huǒ shāo qǐ lái le, mào chū hěn duō yān.The fire started, sending out lots of smoke.
- 烟。Hú miàn shàng yǒu yī céng yān.There is a layer of mist on the lake.
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