Chinese word

烟雾

Pronunciation

Pinyinyān wù

Meaning

  • nounsmog

Example

早上城市被烟雾笼罩。zǎo shàng chéng shì bèi yān wù lǒng zhào

The city is shrouded in smog this morning.

Illustration for 烟雾 (smog)

More examples

早上乡下没有烟雾，可以吸到新鲜空气。zǎo shàng xiāng xià méi yǒu yān wù ké yǐ xī dào xīn xiān kōng qì

There was no smog in the countryside this morning, so you could breathe fresh air.

Core concept

A veil of smoke and fine haze gathers in the air, blurs visibility, and can make breathing unsafe.

Common phrases

  • 弥漫的烟雾mí màn de yān wù

    pervasive smog

  • 被烟雾笼罩bèi yān wù lǒng zhào

    be shrouded in smog

  • 逃离烟雾táo lí yān wù

    escape the smog

Similar words

烟yān: Smoke released when something burns, made of gases and tiny particles floating in the air.
雾霾wù mái: Polluted, hazy air with many tiny particles that can make breathing unhealthy.
浓雾nóng wù: Very thick natural fog made of tiny water droplets that greatly reduces visibility.
烟尘yān chén: Fine solid particles released by burning or construction that pollute the air.

Definition in Chinese

因燃烧、工业排放或车辆尾气等产生的烟和微粒在空气中聚集，造成能见度下降并可能危害健康的现象。yīn rán shāo gōng yè pái fàng huò chē liàng wěi qì děng chǎn shēng de yān hé wēi lì zài kōng qì zhōng jù jí zào chéng néng jiàn dù xià jiàng bìng kě néng wēi hài jiàn kāng de xiàn xiàng

Word origin

烟 (yān, "smoke") + 雾 (wù, "fog") combines smoke from burning with a hazy veil suspended in the air.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often hear fog as natural weather, but 烟雾 (yānwù, "smoke and fog") usually points to a visible air problem from fire or emissions, so context helps separate weather from pollution.

Other meanings

  • smokenoun
  • fognoun

Opposites

  • 新鲜空气xīn xiān kōng qìfresh airnoun

Related words

  • 烟雾探测器yān wù tàn cè qìsmoke detectornoun

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