Usage note
烟表示燃烧后冒出的气体，也可指香烟。
yān biǎo shì rán shāo hòu mào chū de qì tǐ， yě kě zhǐ xiāng yān。
烟 means gas from burning, and can also mean cigarettes.
Context note
烟常用于厨房、天气和健康。
yān cháng yòng yú chú fáng 、 tiān qì hé jiàn kāng。
烟 is often used with kitchens, weather, and health.
5 examples
屋里有烟。
wū lǐ yǒu yān。
There is smoke in the room.
窗外的烟很大。
chuāng wài de yān hěn dà。
The smoke outside is thick.
他不吸烟。
tā bù xī yān。
He does not smoke.
烟太多了。
yān tài duō le。
There is too much smoke.
厨房里闻到一点烟味。
chú fáng lǐ wén dào yì diǎn yān wèi。
There is a little smell of smoke in the kitchen.
5 mini stories
烧菜的时候，厨房里冒出一点烟。
shāo cài de shí hòu， chú fáng lǐ mào chū yì diǎn yān。
When cooking, a little smoke came out of the kitchen.
他看到烟，马上打开了窗户。
tā kàn dào yān， mǎ shàng dǎ kāi le chuāng hù。
He saw the smoke and opened the window right away.
山上有一点烟雾。
shān shàng yǒu yì diǎn yān wù。
There was a bit of smoke in the mountains.
老师提醒大家不要在教室里吸烟。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā bú yào zài jiào shì lǐ xī yān。
The teacher reminded everyone not to smoke in the classroom.
天黑后，远处有烟慢慢升起来。
tiān hēi hòu， yuǎn chù yǒu yān màn màn shēng qǐ lái。
After dark, smoke slowly rose in the distance.
Mini dialogue
看烟花
A
快看，天上的烟花真美！
Kuài kàn, tiānshàng de yānhuā zhēn měi!
Look, the fireworks in the sky are so beautiful!
B
是啊，五颜六色的烟，像画一样。
Shì a, wǔyánliùsè de yān, xiàng huà yīyàng.
Yes, the colorful smoke is just like a painting.
厨房冒烟
A
厨房里怎么有烟？
Chúfáng lǐ zěnme yǒu yān?
Why is there smoke in the kitchen?
B
妈妈在做饭，烟有点大，快开窗。
Māma zài zuòfàn, yān yǒudiǎn dà, kuài kāi chuāng.
Mom is cooking, the smoke is a bit heavy, let's open the window quickly.
Related words and contrasts
related
火
huǒ
fire
fire often produces smoke
contrast
雾
wù
fog
fog looks like smoke but is made of tiny water drops