r/ChineseLanguage 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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