# 抽烟 (chōuyān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抽烟 (chōuyān) means “to smoke (tobacco)”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to smoke (tobacco)
- Pinyin: chōuyān (chou1 yan1)
- Traditional: 抽煙
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 医院里面不允许抽烟。
  Yīyuàn lǐmiàn bù yǔnxǔ chōuyān.
  Smoking is not allowed inside the hospital.

## Characters

- [抽](https://hanziro.com/word/chou-draw-out/) (chōu): to draw out; to pull out
- [烟](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-smoke/) (yān): smoke; cigarette

https://hanziro.com/word/chou-yan-smoke/

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