Definition
炊烟 refers specifically to the smoke rising from kitchen chimneys during cooking — it carries a poetic, nostalgic feeling of home and village life. 烟囱 (yān cōng) is the physical chimney structure itself, not the smoke.
noun
smoke from kitchen chimneyscooking smoke (often with a poetic or nostalgic tone)
Examples
- ，袅袅炊烟，。Měi dào bàngwǎn, cūnzi lǐ biàn shēngqǐ niǎoniǎo chuī yān, ràng rén gǎndào ānníng.Every evening, wisps of cooking smoke rise from the village, making one feel peaceful.
- 炊烟，。Tā huíyì qǐ tóngnián shí jiā lǐ chuī yān shēngqǐ de qíngjǐng, xīn lǐ chōngmǎn le wēnnuǎn.He recalls the scene of cooking smoke rising from his childhood home, his heart full of warmth.
- 炊烟，。Zài yuǎnfāng kàndào chuī yān, jiù zhīdào lí jiā bù yuǎn le.Seeing cooking smoke in the distance, one knows home is not far.
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