吸烟
HSK 4 (2021)
吸烟 (xīyān) · to smoke
吸烟 (xīyān) means “to smoke”. It is written with 2 characters: 吸 (to breathe in) + 烟 (smoke). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 吸烟 is built
The characters
吸 xī · to breathe in
What 吸 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
烟 yān · smoke
What 烟 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 因yīn — cause
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 囗wéi — enclosure
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 因 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里不能吸烟。Zhèlǐ bù néng xīyān.You can't smoke here.
你爸爸吸烟吗？Nǐ bàba xīyān ma?Does your dad smoke?
Questions about 吸烟
What does 吸烟 mean?
吸烟 (xīyān) means “to smoke”.
How do you pronounce 吸烟?
吸烟 is pronounced xīyān.
Which HSK level is 吸烟?
吸烟 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 呼吸hūxīto breathe
- 吸管xīguǎnstraw (for drinking)
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 吸引xīyǐnto attract
- 吸取xīqǔto draw (a lesson)
- 吸xīto breathe in
- 抽烟chōuyānto smoke
- 炊烟chuīyānsmoke from kitchen chimneys
- 烟花爆竹yānhuābàozhúfireworks and firecrackers
- 烟yānsmoke
Learn 吸烟 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.