Definition
中毒 (zhòng dú) is a separable verb-object compound meaning 'to be poisoned' (literally 'to hit poison') or metaphorically 'to become addicted' to something. It often takes 了 and can split (e.g., 中了一次毒). The verb 毒 (dú) means 'to poison someone' directly, while 中毒 describes the resulting state of being poisoned or hooked.
verb
to be poisonedto be addicted (to sth.)
Examples
- ，。Tā zuótiān zài wàimiàn chī le bù gānjìng de dōngxi, zhòng le yí cì dú.He ate something unclean outside yesterday and got poisoned once.
- ，中毒。Zhè zhǒng mógu yǒu dú, chī duō le huì zhòng dú.This kind of mushroom is poisonous; eating too much will poison you.
- 中毒，。Tā zuìjìn wán yóuxì zhòng dú le, měitiān wán dào hěn wǎn.He's been addicted to playing games lately, playing until very late every day.
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