制毒

製毒

zhìdú

verb #13,460

Meanings

1 to manufacture drugs (illegal narcotics)

Characters

to make; to manufacture

poison; drugs; narcotics

Examples

警方捣毁了一个制毒窝点。

Jǐngfāng dǎohuǐ le yī gè zhìdú wōdiǎn.

The police raided a drug manufacturing den.

制毒贩毒是严重的犯罪行为。

Zhìdú fàndú shì yánzhòng de fànzuì xíngwéi.

Manufacturing and trafficking drugs is a serious criminal offense.

Tips

usage

制毒 is an abbreviation of 制造毒品 (zhìzào dúpǐn). It appears frequently in news and legal contexts. The traditional form uses 製 (to manufacture) rather than 制 (to control).

Stroke Order

制 zhì

毒 dú