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冒烟

mào yān · mao yan

Traditional 冒煙

Meaning

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  1. to discharge smoke
  2. to fume with rage
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Smoke from the pan

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，锅(guō)里(lǐ)冒烟(màoyān)了(le)！

    Oh no, the pan is smoking!

  2. Liangliang

    油(yóu)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)，快(kuài)把(bǎ)火(huǒ)关小(guānxiǎo)！

    The oil is too hot. Quick, turn the heat down!

  3. Dengdeng

    关(guān)了(le)！可是(kěshì)还(hái)在(zài)冒烟(màoyān)。

    I did! But it is still smoking.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是(shì)不是(bùshì)忘(wàng)了(le)放(fàng)菜(cài)？

    Did you forget to put the vegetables in?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)哦(ò)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)倒(dǎo)的(de)油(yóu)，菜(cài)还(hái)在(zài)冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)。

    Oh right. I poured the oil first, and the vegetables are still in the fridge.

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2 examples
01

锅(guō)里(lǐ)的(de)油(yóu)太(tài)热(rè)，已(yǐ)经(jīng)开(kāi)始(shǐ)冒(mào)烟(yān)了(le)。

The oil in the pan is too hot and has started to smoke.

02

那(nà)台(tái)旧(jiù)机(jī)器(qì)一(yì)开(kāi)动(dòng)就(jiù)冒(mào)烟(yān)。

That old machine starts smoking as soon as it is turned on.

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