烟卷 (yān) — cigarette (colloquial)

Definition

烟卷 (yānjuǎn) is the everyday colloquial word for a cigarette. The standard/neutral term is 香烟 (xiāngyān); 烟卷 is more casual and spoken, less common in formal writing.

noun
cigarette (colloquial)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 烟卷
    Tā tāo chū yì gēn yān diǎn shàng.
    He took out a cigarette and lit it.
  • 烟卷
    Zhè bāo yān wèi dào bú cuò.
    This pack of cigarettes tastes good.
  • 烟卷
    Tā xí guàn le fàn hòu chōu yì zhī yān.
    He's used to smoking a cigarette after meals.

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