Definition
烟囱 (yān cōng) is the concrete structure — a chimney or smokestack — that vents smoke from a building or factory. 炊烟 (chuī yān) refers to the smoke itself, especially from a kitchen stove, often with a poetic or nostalgic feel.
noun
chimney
Examples
- ，烟囱。Dōngtiān de shíhou, yān cōng lǐ mào chū le wēnnuǎn de yān.In winter, warm smoke came out of the chimney.
- 烟囱。Tāmen qǐng rén lái dǎsǎo yān cōng.They hired someone to clean the chimney.
- 烟囱。Zhè zuò fángzi de yān cōng shì yòng zhuān qì chéng de.The chimney of this house is made of bricks.
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