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

HSK 2

有人在他的酒里下毒了。

Yǒurén zài tā de jiǔ lǐ xiàdú le.

Someone poisoned his wine.

HSK 2

谁会在食物里下毒？

Shéi huì zài shíwù lǐ xiàdú?

Who would put poison in the food?

HSK 5

她被人下毒害死了。

Tā bèi rén xiàdú hàisǐ le.

She was killed by poisoning.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

下 xià

毒 dú