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抽烟

chōu yān · chou yan

Traditional 抽煙 / 抽菸

Meaning

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我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)既(jì)不(bù)喝(hē)酒(jiǔ)也(yě)不(bù)抽(chōu)烟(yān)。

My father neither drinks nor smokes.

医(yī)生(shēng)建(jiàn)议(yì)他(tā)戒(jiè)烟(yān)，可(kě)他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)还(hái)是(shi)在(zài)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)抽(chōu)烟(yān)。

The doctor advised him to quit, but he still smokes in the office every day.

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to draw out; to pull out from in between

cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gēn]

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.