qǐng wù xī yāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
No smoking / Please do not smoke
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

請勿吸煙 请勿吸烟 [qing3 wu4 xi1 yan1] /No smoking/Please do not smoke/

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Other forms in these source records: 請勿吸煙

  • 请
    qǐng

    to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request

  • 勿
    wù

    do not

  • 吸
    xī

    to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

  • 烟
    yān

    cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL:根[gēn] / smoke / mist / vapour / CL:縷|缕[lǚ] / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke / tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yān])

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