烟消云散 meaning in English
(idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
Traditional 煙消雲散36 strokes
Meaning of 烟消云散
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yānxiāoyúnsàn
- (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
烟消云散 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们应该努力地豁然看待人生；获得的财富也会烟消云散。
We should try to be philosophical about life; wealth gained could also vanish.
Stroke order for each character
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烟 yān · cigarette or pipe tobacco · 10 strokes
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消 xiāo · to diminish · 10 strokes
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云 yún · cloud · 4 strokes
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散 sàn · to scatter · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 烟消云散.
| 多云 | duōyún | (meteorology) cloudy |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo | to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind |
| 散步 | sànbù | to take a walk; to go for a walk |
| 消费 | xiāofèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) |
| 抽烟 | chōuyān | to smoke (tobacco) |
| 吸烟 | xīyān | to smoke |
| 分散 | fēnsàn | to scatter; to disperse |
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process |
| 消除 | xiāochú | to eliminate; to remove |
| 消防 | xiāofáng | firefighting; fire control |
Questions about 烟消云散
What does 烟消云散 mean?
烟消云散 (yānxiāoyúnsàn) means "(idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear".
How do you write 烟消云散?
烟消云散 is made of 4 characters: 烟 (10 strokes), 消 (10 strokes), 云 (4 strokes), 散 (12 strokes). That is 36 strokes in total.
How is 烟消云散 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 烟消云散 is written 煙消雲散.