菸 (yān) — (bound form) tobacco; cigarette (variant of 烟)
Definition
菸 (yān) is a bound/obsolete form of 烟, used mainly in set compounds like 菸草 and 菸民. In modern Chinese, prefer 烟.
bound form
(bound form) tobaccocigarette (variant of 烟)
Examples
- 菸。Tā měi tiān xī yì bāo yān cǎo.He smokes a pack of tobacco every day.
- 菸。yān Jiǔ de shuì shōu zhàn le hěn dà bǐ lì.Taxes on tobacco and alcohol account for a large proportion.
- 菸。Xǔ duō yān mín dōu xiǎng jiè yān.Many smokers want to quit.
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