zhǐyān

纸烟

Word · NounTraditional紙煙

cigarette

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

cigarette; tobacco rolled in thin paper

neutral

More literary or formal than 香烟, commonly used in written Chinese or specific regional dialects.

Tā他
xí习
guàn惯
zài在
fàn饭
hòu后
chōu抽
yī一
zhī支
zhǐ纸
yān烟
 。

He is used to smoking a cigarette after meals.

Zhǐ纸
yān烟
duì对
jiàn健
kāng康
yǒu有
hài害
 。

Cigarettes are harmful to health.

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Guì柜
tái台
shàng上
bǎi摆
zhe着
gè各
zhǒng种
pái牌
zi子
de的
zhǐ纸
yān烟
 。

Various brands of cigarettes were displayed on the counter.