Definition
点烟 (diǎn yān) is a verb-object compound meaning 'to light a cigarette'. In Chinese, you can split the two characters when you add a modifier between them — for example, 点了一支烟 ('lit a cigarette'). It refers specifically to the act of lighting, not the act of smoking itself (which is 抽烟).
v
to light a cigarette
Examples
- 点烟。Tā měitiān huí jiā hòu dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì diǎn yān.The first thing he does after coming home every day is light a cigarette.
- ，。Tā diǎn le yì zhī yān, zhàn zài chuāng qián fādāi.He lit a cigarette and stood in front of the window in a daze.
- ，点烟。Qǐng bāng wǒ yí gè máng, yòng dǎhuǒjī diǎn yān.Please do me a favor and light a cigarette with the lighter.
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