嫖娼

piáochāng

verb #31,374 vulgar

Meanings

1 to visit prostitutes
2 to solicit prostitutes

Characters

to visit prostitutes

Examples

嫖娼在中国是违法的。

Piáochāng zài Zhōngguó shì wéifǎ de.

Soliciting prostitutes is illegal in China.

他因嫖娼被警方拘留。

Tā yīn piáochāng bèi jǐngfāng jūliú.

He was detained by police for soliciting prostitutes.

Tips

register

Formal legal/news register. 嫖 alone means 'to whore' (v.) and 娼 means 'prostitute' (n.); the compound only describes the male client's act. Common in police reports and law texts.

Stroke Order

嫖 piáo

娼 chāng