戒毒

jièdú

verb #6,398

Meanings

他下定决心要戒毒。

Tā xiàdìng juéxīn yào jièdú.

He made up his mind to quit drugs.

戒毒所帮助了很多人。

Jièdúsuǒ bāngzhù le hěnduō rén.

The drug rehabilitation center has helped many people.

usage

戒毒所 (jièdúsuǒ) is a drug rehabilitation center. The 戒 pattern is productive: 戒烟 (quit smoking), 戒酒 (quit drinking), 戒毒 (quit drugs).

戒 jiè

毒 dú