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What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Research on community-based smoking cessation interventions in China is still in its early stages. Most existing studies have focused on a limited number of communities and have primarily examined interventions conducted by study teams rather than broader community initiatives., What Is Added by This Report?: The three-month continuous abstinence rate for the intervention group (21.61%) was significantly higher than that for the control group (8.98%). Comprehensive community-based smoking cessation interventions, administered by trained physicians at community health service centers and supported by community workers, have shown effectiveness in improving a variety of outcomes among community smokers., What Are the Implications for Public Health Practice?: The feasibility and effectiveness of comprehensive community-based smoking cessation interventions make them a valuable addition to existing cessation services in China. Wider implementation of these interventions should be pursued as a complementary approach to current efforts to reduce smoking rates in China., Competing Interests: No conflicts of interest., (Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2023.)