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下毒 (xià dú): To poison (verb-object phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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下毒 consists of 2 characters.

下 • xià • down; below • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

xià下

down; below

毒 • dú • poison, toxin • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

dú毒

poison, toxin

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Pinyinxià dú

Meaningto poison

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb-object phrase

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Example Sentences with 下毒

tā他

zài在

shuǐ水

lǐ里

xià下

dú毒

，

hài害

sǐ死

le了

hěn很

duō多

rén人

。

He poisoned the water, killing many people.

jǐng警

fāng方

huái怀

yí疑

yǒu有

rén人

zài在

zhè这

jiā家

cān

餐

tīng厅

xià下

dú毒

。

The police suspect someone poisoned this restaurant.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 下毒.

Words with 下

下午xià wǔafternoon
下班xià bānto finish work
下课xià kèto finish class
下雨xià yǔrain
一下yī xià[used after a verb] give something a go
下去xià quto go down
下来xià laito come down
下面xià miànbelow

Words with 毒

病毒bìng dúvirus
中毒zhòng dúto be poisoned
毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics
消毒xiāo dúdisinfect; sterilise
吸毒

xī dú

take drugs

杀毒shā dúkill viruses

制毒zhì dúdrug manufacturing

剧毒jù dúhighly toxic; deadly poison