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

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.
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Tā chéng rèn zì jǐ fàn guò liǎng cì dú.
He admitted that he had trafficked drugs twice.

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