Definition & Meaning

cigarette end (or stub, butt, stump); snipe

Word usage

yān tóu

烟 头

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n.cigarette end (or stub, butt, stump); snipe
- xuě jiā de yān tóu
  雪茄的烟头
  stump of a cigar
- wù luàn rēng yān tóu
  勿乱扔烟头。
  No cigarette disposal.
- fàn zuì xiàn chǎng zhǎo dào de nà xiē yān tóu
  犯罪现场找到的那些烟头
  those cigarette butts from the crime scenes
synonym
yān dì烟蒂

Word usage

common measure word
"烟头" is often matched with measure word "颗"or"个"or"地".
- 一颗烟头
  one cigarette end
- 一个烟头
  one cigarette end
- 一地烟头
  the floor dotted with cigarette butts

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