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吸毒

xī dú
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to take drugs

Word relationships

Register variants

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嗑药
kè yào

to take (illegal) drugs

colloquial, slang term for recreational drug use

Related words

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吸烟
xī yān

to smoke

to smoke; smoking, often used to contrast different ways of taking substances
戒毒
jiè dú

to kick a drug habit

to quit drugs; drug rehabilitation, opposite action

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 吸烟 (to smoke tobacco). 吸毒 specifically implies illegal substances.

Formality

吸毒 is the standard formal and informal term for illegal drug use, while 嗑药 is colloquial slang.

Example Sentences

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他因为 吸毒 被警察抓了。
He was arrested by the police for taking drugs.
我不 吸毒 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6475443)

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Words Containing 吸毒

吸毒成瘾
xī dú chéng yǐn

drug addiction

静脉吸毒
jìng mài xī dú

intravenous drug

Child Words of 吸毒

吸
xī

to breathe

毒
dú

poison