毒枭

毒梟

dúxiāo

noun #12,845

Measure Word

一个毒枭 gè

Meanings

1 drug lord
2 drug kingpin

Characters

poison; drugs; toxic

owl; fierce; leader

Examples

HSK 6

这个毒枭控制着整个地区的毒品交易。

Zhège dúxiāo kòngzhì zhe zhěnggè dìqū de dúpǐn jiāoyì.

This drug lord controls the entire region's drug trade.

HSK 7-9

警方逮捕了一名大毒枭。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le yī míng dà dúxiāo.

The police arrested a major drug lord.

Tips

memory

毒 (poison/drugs) + 枭 (fierce bird of prey/leader) = the leader of the drug trade, a drug lord.

Stroke Order

毒 dú

枭 xiāo