Chinese word

毒品

Pronunciation

Pinyindú pǐn

Meaning

  • noundrugs

Example

海关在行李里发现了毒品。hǎi guān zài xíng lǐ lǐ fā xiàn le dú pǐn

Customs found drugs in the luggage.

Illustration for 毒品 (drugs)

More examples

警方查获了大量毒品和制毒工具。jǐng fāng chá huò le dà liàng dú pǐn hé zhì dú gōng jù

The police seized a large quantity of drugs and drug-manufacturing equipment.

Core concept

A harmful substance whose addictive pull can damage the body and the wider community.

Common phrases

  • 吸食毒品xī shí dú pǐn

    consume drugs

  • 贩卖毒品fàn mài dú pǐn

    deal drugs

  • 查获毒品chá huò dú pǐn

    seize drugs

Similar words

麻醉品má zuì pǐn: Drugs used for anesthesia or pain relief that can cause dependence when misused.
兴奋剂xīng fèn jì: Drugs that increase alertness or create euphoria by stimulating the central nervous system.
致幻剂zhì huàn jì: Drugs that affect perception and reality, which may produce hallucinations.

Definition in Chinese

指能够导致成瘾并对人体或社会造成危害，通常被法律禁止的麻醉性或其他非法药物。zhǐ néng gòu dǎo zhì chéng yǐn bìng duì rén tǐ huò shè huì zào chéng wēi hài tōng cháng bèi fǎ lǜ jìn zhǐ de má zuì xìng huò qí tā fēi fǎ yào wù

Word origin

The compound 毒 (dú, "poison") + 品 (pǐn, "product or item") frames the substance as a harmful product, and modern usage focuses on addictive illegal drugs.

Usage tips

  • In news, customs, and public-safety language, this noun marks a serious legal and health matter rather than an ordinary consumer product.

Other meanings

  • stimulantsnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 毒贩dú fàndrug traffickernoun
  • 贩毒fàn dúdeal drugsverb
  • 毒品犯罪dú pǐn fàn zuìcrime involving drugsnoun

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