中毒 (zhòng dú) — to be poisoned; to be addicted (to sth.)
Definition
中毒 is a verb meaning 'to be poisoned' (by a substance) or, in a figurative sense, 'to be addicted / hooked' on something. Pairs with 毒 (dú) as the agent or object — 毒 is the poison itself, 中毒 is the resulting state of being affected by it.
verb
to be poisonedto be addicted (to sth.)
Examples
- ，。Tā zuó tiān zài wài miàn chī le bù gān jìng de dōng xī, zhōng le yí cì dú.He ate something unclean outside yesterday and got poisoned once.
- ，中毒。Zhè zhǒng mó gu yǒu dú, chī duō le huì zhòng dú.This kind of mushroom is poisonous; eating too much will poison you.
- 中毒，。Tā zuì jìn wán yóu xì zhòng dú le, měi tiān wán dào hěn wǎn.He's been addicted to playing games lately, playing until very late every day.
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