服毒

fúdú

verb #28,458

Meanings

1 to take poison
2 to ingest poison

Characters

to take (medicine); to ingest; to obey

Examples

HSK 6

他在绝望中服毒身亡。

Tā zài juéwàng zhōng fúdú shēnwáng.

He took poison in despair and died.

HSK 7-9

警方怀疑受害者是服毒死亡的。

Jǐngfāng huáiyí shòuhàizhě shì fúdú sǐwáng de.

Police suspect the victim died from poisoning.

Tips

usage

服毒 means specifically to ingest poison. 服 is the verb 'to take/ingest (medicine or substance)'. Compare with 中毒, which means 'to be poisoned' (including accidental poisoning).

Stroke Order

服 fú

毒 dú