毒害 (dúhài): to poison

Meanings

Zhèxiē bùliáng xìnxī dúhài le qīngshàonián de sīxiǎng.

This harmful information has corrupted the minds of young people.

Yǒu rén qǐtú dúhài tā.

Someone attempted to poison him.

usage

毒害 can be both literal (poisoning with substances) and figurative (corrupting minds/morals). The figurative use is more common in modern Chinese.

毒 dú

害 hài