毒菌 (dújūn): poisonous mushroom

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一种毒菌 zhǒng

HSK 6

他误食毒菌，被送进了医院。

Tā wù shí dújūn, bèi sòng jìn le yīyuàn.

He accidentally ate a poisonous mushroom and was sent to the hospital.

HSK 7-9

山里有些蘑菇是毒菌，千万别乱采。

Shānlǐ yǒuxiē mógu shì dújūn, qiānwàn bié luàn cǎi.

Some mushrooms in the mountains are poisonous - never just pick them randomly.

memory

毒 'poison' + 菌 'fungus/mushroom' - literally a 'poison fungus'. Compare 毒蛇 'venomous snake' which uses the same 毒 + animal pattern.

毒 dú

菌 jūn