海洛英

hǎiluòyīng

noun #27,755

Meanings

1 heroin (narcotic drug, loanword)

Characters

name of a river; phonetic character

outstanding; English; phonetic character

Examples

海洛英是一种极度危险的毒品。

Hǎiluòyīng shì yī zhǒng jídù wēixiǎn de dúpǐn.

Heroin is an extremely dangerous drug.

他因为吸食海洛英而身体垮掉了。

Tā yīnwèi xīshí hǎiluòyīng ér shēntǐ kuǎ diào le.

His health collapsed because of heroin use.

Tips

history

海洛英 is a loanword from 'heroin', itself derived from German 'Heroin'. Another common transliteration is 海洛因 (hǎiluòyīn). The drug's history in China is deeply connected to the Opium Wars and colonial-era drug trade.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

洛 luò

英 yīng