毒害 (dú hài) — to poison (someone) (literal); to poison (someone's mind), to corrupt (figurative)
Definition
Used mostly in the figurative sense — to corrupt someone's mind or poison the social atmosphere — more abstract than 毒 (the concrete substance) and stronger than 腐蚀. Often takes abstract objects like 思想, 心灵, or 社会风气.
verb
to poison (someone) (literal)to poison (someone's mind)to corrupt (figurative)
Examples
- 毒害。Tā qǐ tú yòng dú yào dú hài tā de chóu rén.He attempted to poison his enemy with poison.
- 毒害。Zhè xiē bù liáng xìn xī huì dú hài nián qīng rén de sī xiǎng.This harmful information will poison young people's minds.
- 毒害。Wǎng luò yáo yán yán zhòng dú hài le shè huì fēng qì.Online rumors have seriously poisoned the social atmosphere.
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