硝烟 (xiāo yān): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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硝烟
硝烟
(xiāo yān): Smoke of gunpowder (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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硝 • xiāo • saltpeter, niter; to tan
xiāo
硝
saltpeter, niter; to tan
烟 • yān • smoke, mist, or vapor • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
yān
烟
smoke, mist, or vapor
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 硝烟.
Words with
硝
硝化
xiāo huà
nitrification
硝石
xiāo shí
saltpeter; niter
硝酸
xiāo suān
nitric acid
Words with
烟
抽烟
chōu yān
to smoke
炊烟
chuī yān
smoke from kitchen chimneys
烟花爆竹
yān huā bào zhú
fireworks
烟囱
yān cōng
chimney
烟火
yān huǒ
fireworks / firecrackers
烟花
yān huā
fireworks
冒烟
mào yān
to emit smoke; to smoke
吸烟
xī yān
to smoke
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Example Sentences with 硝烟
zhàn
战
chǎng
场
shàng
上
mí
弥
màn
漫
zhe
着
xiāo
硝
yān
烟
。
The battlefield was filled with the smoke of gunpowder.
xiāo
硝
yān
烟
sàn
散
qù
去
hòu
后
，
shì
士
bīng
兵
men
zhè
这
bù
部
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
miáo
描
xiě
写
le
了
xiāo
硝
yān
们
kāi
开
shǐ
始
qīng
清
lǐ
理
zhàn
战
chǎng
场
。
After the gunpowder smoke cleared, the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.
烟
mí
弥
màn
漫
de
的
zhàn
战
zhēng
争
nián
年
dài
代
。
This novel depicts the war era filled with the smoke of gunpowder.
