cōng
囱
chimney
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesbound morpheme
chimney (bound form, not used alone)
neutralThis character appears almost exclusively in the compound word '烟囱'. It is not used independently in modern Chinese.
Yuǎn远
chù处
gōng工
chǎng厂
de的
yān烟
cōng囱
mào冒
zhe着
bái白
yān烟
。
White smoke was billowing from the factory chimney in the distance.
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
zhuān砖
qì砌
yān烟
cōng囱
hěn很
yǒu有
tè特
sè色
。
The brick chimney of this old house is very distinctive.
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Shèng圣
dàn诞
lǎo老
rén人
shì是
cóng从
yān烟
cōng囱
lǐ里
pá爬
jìn进
lái来
de的
ma吗
？
Does Santa Claus come in through the chimney?
Wèi为
le了
huán环
bǎo保
，
xǔ许
duō多
yān烟
cōng囱
dōu都
ān安
zhuāng装
le了
guò过
lǜ滤
zhuāng装
zhì置
。
For environmental protection, many chimneys have been fitted with filtration devices.
Tā他
pá爬
shàng上
wū屋
dǐng顶
qù去
qīng清
lǐ理
dǔ堵
sè塞
de的
yān烟
cōng囱
。
He climbed onto the roof to clean the blocked chimney.