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How to Say ‘Cooking smoke’ in Simplified Chinese

炊烟

💬 Usage Tip: [炊烟] refers to smoke from cooking fires, suggesting a homey, rural scene.

🇨🇳 In China: This imagery evokes warmth and the aroma of home-cooked meals.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

炊烟

[chuī yān]

cooking smoke

Smoke that rises from cooking fires, often symbolic of home and domestic life.

Example

村里的炊烟缓缓升起。

The cooking smoke in the village rises slowly.

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