吸毒者

xīdúzhě

noun #15,054

Meanings

1 drug user; drug addict

Characters

to inhale; to absorb

Examples

政府为吸毒者提供戒毒服务。

Zhèngfǔ wèi xīdúzhě tígōng jièdú fúwù.

The government provides drug rehabilitation services for drug users.

很多吸毒者最终走上了犯罪的道路。

Hěn duō xīdúzhě zuìzhōng zǒu shàng le fànzuì de dàolù.

Many drug addicts eventually turned to crime.

Tips

grammar

Formed with the agent suffix 者 (zhě, one who...). Pattern: verb + 者 = person who does the action. Similar: 读者 (reader), 消费者 (consumer), 工作者 (worker).

Stroke Order

吸 xī

毒 dú

者 zhě