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吸毒

xī dú

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

吸毒 (xī dú) means "to take drugs". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 吸毒 means

1. to take drugs

The characters in 吸毒

• 吸xīto breathe; to suck in; to absorb
• 毒dúpoison; to poison; poisonous

Example sentences

• 我不吸毒。
  I don't do drugs.
• 他是个吸毒男。
  Tā shì gè xīdú nán.
  He's a meth addict.
• 你是不是吸毒吸傻了？
  Nǐ shìbùshì xīdú xī shǎ le?
  Do you have a drug problem?
• 美国的罪犯大多是吸毒成瘾的瘾君子。
  Měiguó de zuìfàn dàduō shì xīdúchéngyǐn de yǐnjūnzǐ.
  Many criminals in the United States are addicted to drugs.
• 在美国，吸毒成瘾者的数量从未像今天这样多。
  In the USA, there have never been as many drug addicts as there are today.
• 严禁卖淫嫖娼，赌博，吸毒，酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动！
  Yánjìn màiyín piáochāng, dǔbó, xīdú, xùjiǔzīshì děng wéifǎ fànzuì huódòng!
  Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Words starting with 吸毒

• 吸毒成瘾xī dú chéng yǐndrug addiction

Words containing 吸毒

• 静脉吸毒jìng mài xī dúintravenous drug; IV drug

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