冰毒

bīngdú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 crystal meth
  2. 2 methamphetamine

Examples

HSK 5
Jǐngfāng zài tā jiālǐ sōuchū le bīngdú.
The police found crystal meth in his home.
HSK 6
Xīshí bīngdú huì yánzhòng sǔnhài dànǎo hé xīnzàng.
Using crystal meth does serious damage to the brain and the heart.

Tips

memory
Named for its look: the drug forms clear crystals like 冰 (ice), the same image as English "ice". 毒 "poison" is the everyday word for illegal drugs, as in 毒品 and 吸毒. The chemical name is 去氧麻黄碱.

Stroke Order

冰 bīng
毒 dú