制毒 (zhì dú) — to manufacture drugs (illegal narcotics) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to manufacture drugs (illegal narcotics)

Examples

制毒。
Tā yīn wèi zhì dú bèi pàn le shí nián yǒu qī tú xíng.
He was sentenced to ten years in prison for manufacturing drugs.
制毒。
Jǐng fāng zhèng zài diào chá yì qǐ zhì dú dà àn.
The police are investigating a major drug manufacturing case.
制毒。
Zhè ge dì qū zhì dú huó dòng shí fēn chāng jué.
Drug manufacturing activities in this area are very rampant.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

“制” make plus “毒” drugs: making illegal narcotics.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

屮屮chèvegetation

Sound part声符shēngfú

毐

毐ǎi毒dú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

毒 pairs 屮, a plant part, with 毐 as a sound part; this form was used for a poisonous plant.

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