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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 吸烟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
吸烟 xī yān - to smoke

List Ranking for: 吸烟

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 4,768 7,077 5,602

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
吸 xī- to breathe
- to suck in
- to absorb
- to inhale
烟 yān- cigarette or pipe tobacco
- CL:根[gen1]
- smoke
- mist
- vapour
- CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
- tobacco plant
- (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
烟 yān- tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yan1])

Other Words Containing 吸烟

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
吸烟 - - 4,768 7,077 5,602
吸烟室 - - 64,019 92,202 58,460