吸烟

• 拼音: xī yān
• 汉字拆解: 吸 = 口 (mouth) + 及 (phonetic); 烟 = 火 (fire) + 因 (cause, phonetic) — smoke or cigarette

含义

To smoke (tobacco); to smoke cigarettes.

Refers specifically to the act of smoking tobacco products. China has the world's largest number of smokers, and public smoking restrictions have been introduced in many cities. The term is neutral in register but often carries a cautionary or health-related connotation in modern usage.

例句

1. 这个区域禁止吸烟，请到指定地点。
2. 医生建议他立刻戒掉吸烟的习惯。
3. 他知道吸烟对身体有害，却一直难以戒掉。

用法指南

语境: health, public policy, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请不要在室内吸烟。(Please do not smoke indoors.)
• 他已经戒烟两年了，不再吸烟了。(He has quit smoking for two years and no longer smokes.)

错误说法

• 把吸烟用于非烟草的吸入行为。(Don't use 吸烟 for inhaling non-tobacco substances — use more specific terms; 吸烟 refers specifically to tobacco smoking.)

起源与历史

Compound of 吸 (to inhale) and 烟 (smoke/cigarette), literally 'to inhale smoke.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal