# 吸烟 (xīyān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吸烟 (xīyān) 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: xīyān (xi1 yan1)
- Traditional: 吸煙
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 请不要在房间里吸烟。
  Qǐng búyào zài fángjiān lǐ xīyān.
  Please do not smoke in the room.

## Characters

- [吸](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-inhale/) (xī): to inhale; to suck
- [烟](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-smoke/) (yān): smoke; cigarette

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

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