蚊香

wénxiāng

noun

Measure Word

一盘蚊香 pán

Meanings

1 mosquito coil
2 mosquito-repellent incense

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

蚊香的烟对身体不好，现在很多人改用电蚊香。

Wénxiāng de yān duì shēntǐ bù hǎo, xiànzài hěnduō rén gǎiyòng diànwénxiāng.

Mosquito coil smoke is bad for you, so many people now use electric repellers instead.

HSK 6

睡觉前，妈妈点了一盘蚊香。

Shuìjiào qián, māma diǎn le yì pán wénxiāng.

Before bed, Mom lit a mosquito coil.

Tips

memory

蚊 'mosquito' + 香 'incense': it smolders slowly like a stick of incense. The classic green coil burns for about eight hours on a little metal stand, and its smell is part of a Chinese summer night.

Stroke Order

蚊 wén

香 xiāng