下毒

xiàdú

verb #7,587

Meanings

1 to poison; to administer poison
2 to put poison (in food/drink)

Characters

to put in; to apply; down

Examples

有人在他的酒里下毒了。

Yǒu rén zài tā de jiǔ lǐ xiàdú le.

Someone poisoned his wine.

她被人下毒害死了。

Tā bèi rén xiàdú hàisǐ le.

She was killed by poisoning.

谁会在食物里下毒？

Shéi huì zài shíwù lǐ xiàdú?

Who would put poison in the food?

Tips

usage

下 here means 'to put in/apply' rather than 'down.' This usage of 下 appears in other verb-object compounds: 下棋 (xiàqí, to play chess), 下厨 (xiàchú, to cook).

Stroke Order

下 xià

毒 dú