抽烟
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
抽烟 (chōuyān) · to smoke
抽烟 (chōuyān) means “to smoke”. It is written with 2 characters: 抽 (to take out) + 烟 (smoke). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 抽烟 is built
The characters
抽 chōu · to take out
What 抽 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 由yóu — cause
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 由 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
这里禁止抽烟。Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ chōuyān.Smoking is not allowed here.
你爸爸抽烟吗？Nǐ bàba chōuyān ma?Does your father smoke?
Questions about 抽烟
What does 抽烟 mean?
抽烟 (chōuyān) means “to smoke”.
How do you pronounce 抽烟?
抽烟 is pronounced chōuyān.
Which HSK level is 抽烟?
抽烟 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prize
- 抽屉chōutidrawer
- 抽象chōuxiàngabstract
- 抽chōuto take out
- 吸烟xīyānto smoke
- 炊烟chuīyānsmoke from kitchen chimneys
- 烟花爆竹yānhuābàozhúfireworks and firecrackers
- 烟yānsmoke
Learn 抽烟 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.