Common Meanings
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yān烟
Gases produced by combustion, typically visible as a cloudy mass.
清晨，山谷里弥漫着一层薄薄的烟雾，如梦似幻
In the early morning, a thin layer of smoke-like fog enveloped the valley, dreamlike and ethereal.
Referring to things resembling smoke, such as mist, haze, or fine, wispy elements, often in a picturesque context.
远处的山峦被一层薄薄的烟霞笼罩着。
The distant mountains were enveloped in a thin layer of mist and rosy clouds.
To irritate or sting the eyes with smoke, causing them to water or making it difficult to keep them open.
这烟味儿太重了，都把我眼睛烟疼了
This smoke is too strong; it's stinging my eyes.
tobacco (the plant or its leaves)
他家种植了一片烟，每年都能收获不少烟叶。
His family cultivates a patch of tobacco, harvesting a lot of tobacco leaves every year.
When pronounced yān, 烟 refers to tobacco products, such as cigarettes.
他喜欢饭后抽一根香烟。
He likes to smoke a cigarette after a meal.
Refers to opium, often used in compounds like 'dà yān' (opium) or 'yān qiāng' (opium pipe).
他看到桌上有一个旧烟枪。
He saw an old opium pipe on the table.