服毒

fúdú

verb #28,458

Meanings

1 to take poison
2 to ingest poison

Characters

to take (medicine); to ingest; to obey

Examples

他在绝望中服毒身亡。

Tā zài juéwàng zhōng fúdú shēnwáng.

He took poison in despair and died.

警方怀疑受害者是服毒死亡的。

Jǐngfāng huáiyí shòuhàizhě shì fúdú sǐwáng de.

Police suspect the victim died from poisoning.

Tips

usage

服毒 means specifically to ingest poison — 服 (fú) is the verb 'to take/ingest (medicine or substance)'. Compare with 中毒 (zhòngdú), which means 'to be poisoned' (including accidental poisoning).

Stroke Order

服 fú

毒 dú