tobacco leaf; raw material for cigarettes
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
tobacco leaf; leaves of the tobacco plant used as raw material for manufacturing cut tobacco, cigars, etc.
Refers specifically to the processed or processable leaves of the Nicotiana plant, distinct from the living plant (烟草).
Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
liàng晾
shài晒
gāng刚
cǎi采
zhāi摘
de的
yān烟
yè叶
。
Farmers are sun-drying the freshly picked tobacco leaves.
Zhè这
pī批
jìn进
kǒu口
yān烟
yè叶
de的
zhì质
liàng量
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
。
The quality of this batch of imported tobacco leaves is excellent.
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Yān烟
yè叶
shì是
shēng生
chǎn产
xuě雪
jiā茄
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yuán原
liào料
。
Tobacco leaves are the primary raw material for producing cigars.
Zhōng中
guó国
zhèng政
fǔ府
duì对
yān烟
yè叶
zhēng征
shōu收
zhuān专
mén门
de的
nóng农
yè业
shuì税
。
The Chinese government levies a specific agricultural tax on tobacco leaves.