下毒 (xià dú) — to poison, to put poison into (food/drink/etc.)
Definition
A separable verb meaning 'to poison (food or drink)' — 下 and 毒 split around objects or 了/过 (下了毒, 下过毒). Focuses on the deliberate act of adding poison, distinct from generic 'to poison' like 毒害 (to harm/corrupt).
verb
to poisonto put poison into (food/drink/etc.)
Examples
- 下毒。Yǒu rén zài jǐng lǐ xià dú.Someone poisoned the well.
- 。Tā gěi nà bēi jiǔ xià le dú.He poisoned that glass of wine.
- 。Zhè ge xiōng shǒu zài shí wù lǐ xià guò dú.This murderer has poisoned food before.
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