走私 (zǒu sī) — to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
Definition
Literally 'run + private', meaning to smuggle goods illegally. Example 3 is misleading — 走私 does not mean 'illicit affair'.
verb
to smuggleto have an illicit affair
Examples
- 走私。Tā yīn wèi zǒu sī dú pǐn bèi pàn le shí nián.He was sentenced to ten years for smuggling drugs.
- ,。Tā zǒu guò sī, dàn hòu lái gǎi háng le.He used to smuggle, but later changed careers.
- 走私,。Tā men àn zhōng zǒu sī duō nián, zuì hòu bèi fā xiàn le.They had an illicit affair for many years and were finally discovered.
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