Chinese
yóuyān
Meaning: cooking fumes; oil smoke
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

廚房裡的油煙太大,最好加裝一臺抽油煙機。
厨房里的油烟太大,最好加装一台抽油烟机。
The cooking fumes in the kitchen are too heavy; it's best to install an exhaust hood.
牆壁都被廚房的油煙燻黑了。
The walls have been blackened by the oily smoke from the kitchen.
廚房裡的抽油煙機壞了,炒菜時滿屋子都是油煙。
The range hood in the kitchen is broken, so the whole house is filled with cooking fumes when frying vegetables.

Usage Notes

Smoke produced from cooking or burning oil.

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