烟酒 (yān) — tobacco and alcohol; cigarettes and liquor

Definition

烟酒 is a set pairing of cigarettes/tobacco and alcohol, treated as a single category. It refers to the products themselves, not the habit of smoking and drinking.

noun
tobacco and alcoholcigarettes and liquor

Examples

  • 烟酒
    Tā píng shí bú pèng yān.
    He usually doesn't touch cigarettes or alcohol.
  • 烟酒
    yān Duì rén de jiàn kāng yǒu hài.
    Tobacco and alcohol are harmful to people's health.
  • 烟酒
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn mài gè zhǒng yān.
    This store sells various cigarettes and liquors.

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