毒药

毒藥

dúyào

noun #5,102

Measure Word

一瓶毒药 píng

Meanings

1 poison
2 toxin

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他在酒里放了毒药。

Tā zài jiǔ lǐ fàng le dúyào.

He put poison in the wine.

HSK 4

这瓶毒药非常危险。

Zhè píng dúyào fēicháng wēixiǎn.

This bottle of poison is very dangerous.

Tips

memory

毒 (poison) + 药 (medicine/drug) = poison. Medicine that kills instead of healing.

Stroke Order

毒 dú

药 yào