海洛英

hǎiluòyīng

noun #27,755

Meanings

1 heroin (narcotic drug, loanword)

Characters

name of a river; phonetic character

outstanding; English; phonetic character

Examples

HSK 7-9

海洛英是一种极度危险的毒品。

Hǎiluòyīng shì yī zhǒng jídù wēixiǎn de dúpǐn.

Heroin is an extremely dangerous drug.

HSK 7-9

他因为吸食海洛英而身体垮掉了。

Tā yīnwèi xīshí hǎiluòyīng ér shēntǐ kuǎ diào le.

His health collapsed because of heroin use.

Tips

history

海洛英 is a loanword from 'heroin', itself derived from German 'Heroin'. Another common transliteration is 海洛因. The drug's history in China is deeply connected to the Opium Wars and colonial-era drug trade.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

洛 luò

英 yīng