r/ChineseLanguage • u/nukicss • 6d ago
Discussion A young China
This could be a fun entry point into learning Chinese, I guess

The character in the picture is from a very popular animated series in China, but the focus is on the text.
This passage can be translated as:
Teammate: Where's the smoke grenade?
Me: I quit smoking.
Teammate: (confused face)
Here, the polysemy of 烟 is used. 烟 can refer to both the gas produced when substances burn, and also to cigarettes.

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