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烟丝

Word · NounTraditional煙絲

cut tobacco; shredded tobacco

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

shredded tobacco; cut tobacco (tobacco leaves processed into fine threads for smoking)

Refers specifically to tobacco that has been cut or shredded into fine threads, typically used for pipes, water pipes, or hand-rolled cigarettes, as opposed to manufactured cigarettes.

Yé爷
ye爷
xǐ喜
huan欢
yòng用
yān烟
dǒu斗
chōu抽
hàn旱
yān烟
sī丝
 。

Grandpa likes to smoke shredded tobacco in his pipe.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yān烟
sī丝
de的
wèi味
dào道
hěn很
chún醇
hòu厚
 。

This cut tobacco has a rich, mellow flavor.

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Tā他
zài在
jí集
shì市
shàng上
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
jīn斤
yān烟
sī丝
 。

He bought two jin of shredded tobacco at the market.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
shuǐ水
yān烟
sī丝
zhuāng装
jìn进
yān烟
dài袋
lǐ里
 。

Please pack the water-pipe tobacco into the pouch.