嫖娼

piáochāng

verb #31,374 vulgar

Meanings

1 to visit prostitutes
2 to solicit prostitutes

Characters

to visit prostitutes

Examples

HSK 5

嫖娼在中国是违法的。

Piáochāng zài Zhōngguó shì wéifǎ de.

Soliciting prostitutes is illegal in China.

HSK 7-9

他因嫖娼被警方拘留。

Tā yīn piáochāng bèi jǐngfāng jūliú.

He was detained by police for soliciting prostitutes.

Tips

register

Formal legal/news register. 嫖 alone means 'to whore' (v.) and 娼 means 'prostitute' (n.); the compound only describes the male client's act. Common in police reports and law texts.

Stroke Order

嫖 piáo

娼 chāng