Chinese phrase
〜在吸烟 〜 zài xī yān
Meaning
___ is smoking
When to use it
States that a person is smoking now. It commonly reports a person's current action in a neutral way, such as when staff are told about it.
Example dialogue
工作人员，客人反映有人 在吸烟，可以处理一下吗？ gōng zuò rén yuán kè rén fǎn yìng yǒu rén zài xī yān ké yǐ chú lǐ yí xià ma
Excuse me, a guest reported that someone is smoking. Could you handle it?
好的，我马上过去处理。 hǎo de wǒ mǎ shàng guò qù chú lǐ
Okay, I will take care of it right away.