贩毒 (fàn dú) — to traffic in narcotics; drug trafficking
Definition
贩毒 is a formal/legal term for drug trafficking, used in news and court contexts — not everyday speech. 毒 here means narcotics, not 'poison' as in 中毒.
verb
to traffic in narcoticsdrug trafficking
Examples
- 贩毒。Tā yīn fàn dú bèi pàn le shí nián tú xíng.He was sentenced to ten years in prison for drug trafficking.
- 贩毒。Jǐng fāng pò huò le yí gè dà xíng fàn dú jí tuán.The police broke up a large drug-trafficking ring.
- 。Tā chéng rèn zì jǐ fàn guò liǎng cì dú.He admitted that he had trafficked drugs twice.
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