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烟灰 (yān huī): Cigarette ash (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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烟灰 consists of 2 characters.

烟 • yān • smoke, mist, or vapor • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

yān烟

smoke, mist, or vapor

灰 • huī • grey; ash; dust • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

huī灰

grey; ash; dust

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Pinyinyān huī

Meaningcigarette ash

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 烟灰

tā他

bǎ把

yān烟

huī灰

tán弹

jìn进

yān烟

huī灰

gāng缸

lǐ里

。

He flicked the cigarette ash into the ashtray.

zhuō桌

shàng上

luò落

le了

yī一

céng层

báo薄

báo薄

de的

yān

烟

huī灰

。

A thin layer of cigarette ash fell on the table.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 烟灰.

Words with 烟

抽烟chōu yānto smoke
炊烟chuī yānsmoke from kitchen chimneys
烟花爆竹yān huā bào zhúfireworks
烟囱yān cōngchimney
烟火yān huǒfireworks / firecrackers
烟花yān huāfireworks
冒烟mào yānto emit smoke; to smoke
吸烟xī yānto smoke

Words with 灰

灰尘huī chéndust; dirt; ash
灰心huī xīnto lose heart; to be discouraged; be disappointed
灰色huī sègray
掸灰dǎn huīto dust off
灰暗

huī àn

gloomy, dim

灰烬huījìnashes, cinders

石灰shí huīlime (calcium oxide)

骨灰gǔ huīashes (of a deceased person)