xiāo
yān

common
noun

Meaning of 硝烟

硝烟 means smoke from exploding gunpowder; (figurative) the atmosphere or scene of war. Pronounced xiāo yān.

  • smoke from exploding gunpowder; (figurative) the atmosphere or scene of war

Definitions & Examples

xiāo
yān
màn
de
zhàn
chǎng

a battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke

zhàn
chǎng
shàng
xiāo
yān
gǔn
gǔn
 
pào
shēng
lóng
lóng
 

Gunpowder smoke billowed across the battlefield amid thundering artillery.

suī
rán
chǎng
zhàn
zhēng
de
xiāo
yān
zǎo
sàn
 
dàn
rén
men
xīn
zhōng
de
chuāng
shāng
réng
wèi
 

Although the smoke of that war has long since cleared, the wounds in people's hearts have yet to heal.

kōng
zhōng
màn
zhe
de
xiāo
yān
wèi
 

The air was thick with the pungent smell of gunpowder.