毒
dú
Pinyin

Definition

毒
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dú
  1. poison
  2. to poison
  3. poisonous
  4. malicious
  5. cruel
  6. fierce
  7. narcotics

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

碡
zhóu
  1. 1 stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc)
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [dú]

Related Words (20)

中毒
zhòng dú
  1. 1 to be poisoned
  2. 2 poisoning
排毒
pái dú
  1. 1 to expel poison (from the system)
  2. 2 to detox
毒
dú
  1. 1 poison
  2. 2 to poison
  3. 3 poisonous
  4. 4 malicious
  5. 5 cruel
  6. 6 fierce
  7. 7 narcotics
毒刺
dú cì
  1. 1 venomous sting
病毒
bìng dú
  1. 1 virus

Idioms (4)

口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
  1. 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  2. 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
  1. 1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng
  1. 1 to torment the people (idiom)
虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ
  1. 1 a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
  2. 2 even wild beasts look after their young

Sample Sentences

我要“小确幸”，不要“小确丧”毒鸡汤！不过你怎么知道，这个月我好像都不露声色吧，低调地发着光。
wǒ yào “xiǎoquèxìng ”，bù yào “xiǎoquèsāng ”dú jītāng ！bùguò nǐ zěnme zhīdào ，zhè ge yuè wǒ hǎoxiàng dōu bù lù shēngsè ba ，dīdiào de fā zhe guāng 。
I want "small pleasures", not toxic chicken soup laced with "small feelings of despair"! But how did you know? I don't feel like I've shown my feelings this month, and have just been shining my light on the down low.
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明明知道我心情不好，还用这么丧的毒鸡汤刺激我，真是太可恶了。爱我的话就要让我幸福地大笑啊，干嘛总是冷嘲热讽。
míngmíng zhīdào wǒ xīnqíng bù hǎo ，hái yòng zhème sāng de dú jītāng cìjī wǒ ，zhēn shì tài kěwù le 。ài wǒ dehuà jiùyào ràng wǒ xìngfú de dàxiào ā ，gànmá zǒngshì lěngcháorèfěng 。
You clearly know I'm in a bad mood, and you still use this depressing toxic chicken soup to irritate me. You're such a drag. If you love me you should make me laugh merrily. Why are you always mocking and ridiculing me?
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对对对！放心去玩！就是…您见识过北京的雾霾吗？上回我和女朋友在王府井逛街，手牵着手她却看不见我，亲嘴都得隔着防毒面具，哈哈！
duìduìduì ！fàngxīn qù wán ！jiùshì …nín jiànshi guò Běijīng de wùmái ma ？shànghuí wǒ hé nǚpéngyou zài Wángfǔjǐng guàng jiē ，shǒu qiānzhe shǒu tā què kànbujiàn wǒ ，qīn zuǐ dōu děi gé zhe fángdú miànjù ，hāhā ！
Yes, yes, yes. You just relax and have fun. Well...have you ever experienced the Beijing smog? Last time I went shopping in Wang Fu Jing with my girlfriend, I was holding her hand but I couldn't even see her. I had to even kiss her through a gas mask. Ha, ha!
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哈…呵呵，我…我面罩是带了，可我没带防毒面具！我就静静地祈祷风的到来吧…欸，餐终于来了！你把我吓得肚子都饿了！
hā …hēhē ，wǒ …wǒ miànzhào shì dài le ，kě wǒ méi dài fángdú miànjù ！wǒ jiù jìngjìng de qídǎo fēng de dàolái ba …èi ，cān zhōngyú lái le ！nǐ bǎ wǒ xiàde dùzi dōu è le ！
Ha...haha, I, I have brought a face mask, but I haven't got a gas mask. I'll just quietly pray for the wind to come. Hmm...the meals have finally arrived! You've scared me so much that I'm now starving.
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哦，我美丽的皇后，您太接地气了。真不敢相信这是从您口里说出的话。您可以赶紧注册一下微博，开一下微信朋友圈，申请一个直播账号，卖卖您的“毒苹果”，一定会大受欢迎。
ò ，wǒ měilì de huánghòu ，nín tài jiēdìqì le 。zhēn bù gǎn xiāngxìn zhè shì cóng nín kǒu lǐ shuōchū dehuà 。nín kěyǐ gǎnjǐn zhùcè yīxià wēibó ，kāi yīxià wēixìn péngyou quān ，shēnqǐng yī gè zhíbō zhànghào ，mài mài nín de “dú píngguǒ ”，yīdìng huì dà shòu huānyíng 。
Oh, my beautiful queen, that's so mundane. I really don't believe that it came from your mouth. You should hurry up and register for Weibo, open your WeChat Moments and apply for a live broadcast account, to sell your poison apples. I'm sure they'll be really popular.
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你呀你呀，那么毒舌，小心没朋友！
nǐ ya nǐ ya ，nàme dúshé ，xiǎoxīn méi péngyou ！
Oh you! With such a sharp tongue you should be careful that you don't lose all your friends!
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那你是慢性中毒而不自知！再来，研究指出有机食品的营养比一般食品来得高，而且风味也比较好。
nà nǐ shì mànxìng zhòngdú ér bù zìzhī ！zài lái ，yánjiū zhǐchū yǒujī shípǐn de yíngyǎng bǐ yībān shípǐn láide gāo ，érqiě fēngwèi yě bǐjiào hǎo 。
So you're suffering from chronic poisoning without knowing it! And another thing, research suggests that the nutritional value of organic food is higher than that of average food. And the flavor is better too.
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口罩还不够，要保持一定的社交距离。新闻说病毒的潜伏期很长，有些患者没有症状，但已经受到感染了。
kǒuzhào hái bùgòu ，yào bǎochí yīdìng de shèjiāojùlí 。xīnwén shuō bìngdú de qiánfúqī hěn cháng ，yǒuxiē huànzhě méiyǒu zhèngzhuàng ，dàn yǐjīng shòudào gǎnrǎn le 。
Masks are not enough, you need to keep a certain social distance. The news said that the incubation period of the virus is very long. Some patients are asymptomatic, but they have been infected.
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对了，你再带几罐酒精，随时消毒随身物品。
duìle ，nǐ zài dài jǐ guàn jiǔjīng ，suíshí xiāodú suíshēn wùpǐn 。
By the way, bring some bottles of rubbing alcohol, and disinfect your belongings whenever you want.
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消毒
xiāodú
disinfection
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