吸毒

xīdú

verb HSK 7-9 #2,439

Meanings

To inhale poison - to use drugs.

HSK 4

学校经常提醒学生千万不要吸毒。

Xuéxiào jīngcháng tíxǐng xuésheng qiānwàn búyào xīdú.

The school often reminds students never to take drugs.

HSK 5

吸毒对健康有极大的危害。

Xīdú duì jiànkāng yǒu jídà de wēihài.

Drug use is extremely harmful to health.

HSK 7-9

他因为吸毒被逮捕了。

Tā yīnwèi xīdú bèi dàibǔ le.

He was arrested for drug use.

usage

Related terms: 毒品 (narcotics/drugs), 贩毒 (drug trafficking), 禁毒 (anti-drug/prohibition), 戒毒 (drug rehabilitation).

吸 xī

毒 dú