服毒 (fú dú) — to take (ingest) poison
Definition
服毒 means deliberately ingesting poison, usually to kill oneself. The first character 服 here means 'to take (medicine/poison)', not 'clothing' (衣服).
verb
to take (ingest) poison
Examples
- 服毒。Tā yīn yì shí xiǎng bù kāi ér fú dú zì shā.He tried to commit suicide by taking poison because he was momentarily unable to think clearly.
- 。Tā zài yī yuàn bèi chá chū céng fú guò dú.At the hospital, he was found to have taken poison before.
- 服毒。Jǐng fāng huái yí sǐ zhě shì zì yuàn fú dú de.The police suspect that the deceased took the poison voluntarily.
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