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缉毒 (jī dú) — to investigate and crack down on drug smuggling / drug trafficking

Definition

缉 (jī) means 'to track down and arrest' — 缉毒 specifically targets drug smugglers and traffickers, not users. Often paired with 私 (private/illegal) in compound terms like 缉私 (smuggling enforcement).

verb
to investigate and crack down on drug smuggling / drug trafficking

Examples

  • 缉毒。
    Jǐng chá zhèng zài biān jìng dì qū jī dú.
    The police are carrying out drug busts in the border area.
  • ，。
    Tā qù nián jī le sān cì dú, jiǎo huò le dà liàng dú pǐn.
    He conducted three drug busts last year and seized a large amount of narcotics.
  • 缉毒。
    Zhè zhī jī dú duì wu yǐ jīng lián xù gōng zuò le liǎng gè yuè.
    This drug-enforcement team has been working continuously for two months.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

缉jīseize
毒dúdrugs

缉 means seize or track down, 毒 refers to drugs; together they describe tracking down drug smuggling.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 緝; 缉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
咠
咠qì緝jī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 緝 pairs 糸 (silk) with 咠 as a sound part; the simplified 缉 is a later shorthand.

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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.

Open 毒 →
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