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𬉼
smolder; smoke out; fumigate
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Meanings
3 senses · 5 examplesverb
to smolder; to produce thick smoke without flame
Describes incomplete combustion of damp or poorly arranged fuel, often causing a room to fill with smoke.
Chái柴
huo火
tài太
shī湿
le了
，
guāng光
ǒu熰
yān烟
bù不
qǐ起
huǒ火
。
The firewood is too wet; it's just smoldering and producing smoke without catching fire.
verb
to burn without flame; to smoke (something)
Refers to the intentional or unintentional process of allowing something to burn slowly, producing smoke but little to no visible flame.
Bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
shī湿
yè叶
zi子
ǒu熰
le了
dāng当
féi肥
liào料
。
Let these wet leaves smolder to use as fertilizer.
Tā他
men们
bǎ把
nà那
duī堆
lā垃
jī圾
ǒu熰
diào掉
le了
。
They disposed of that pile of garbage by smoking it away.
verb
to fumigate; to smoke out (e.g., insects)
A traditional method of pest control using smoke from burning herbs like mugwort.
Xià夏
tiān天
wǎn晚
shang上
，
nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
ài艾
cǎo草
ǒu熰
wén蚊
zi子
。
On summer evenings, Grandma fumigates mosquitoes with mugwort smoke.
Jiù旧
shí时
rén人
men们
cháng常
ǒu熰
yān烟
qū驱
gǎn赶
cāng苍
ying蝇
。
In the old days, people often used smoke to drive away flies.