xiāng yān
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  • 1

    n.cigarette; coffin nail

    • xiāng yān diàn

      香烟

      cigarette shop

    • yī zhī xiāng yān

      香烟

      a cigarette

    • chōu xiāng yān

      香烟

      smoke a cigarette

  • 2

    n.incense smoke

    • zhè lǐ xiāng yān liáo rào

      这里香烟缭绕

      Smoke of incense curls up here.

  • 3

    n.descendants

    • tā jiā xiāng yān duàn le

      香烟

      He has no offspring.

    • duàn le xiāng yān

      香烟

      discontinue one's family line

    • nǔ lì jiē xù xiāng yān

      努力接续香烟

      try to continue the family line

  • 4

    n.ancestral sacrifices

    • jì sì xiāng yān

      祭祀香烟

      sacrifice

Word usage

  • "香烟" is often matched with measure word "根"or"包"or"条".
    • 香烟

      one cigarette

    • 香烟

      one packet of cigarettes

    • 香烟

      one carton of cigarettes