# 吸毒 (xīdú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吸毒 (xīdú) means “to take illegal drugs; drug abuse”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take illegal drugs; drug abuse
- Pinyin: xīdú (xi1 du2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 吸毒对身体健康有很大的危害。
  Xīdú duì shēntǐ jiànkāng yǒu hěn dà de wēihài.
  Taking illegal drugs is very harmful to your health.

## Characters

- [吸](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-inhale/) (xī): to inhale; to suck
- [毒](https://hanziro.com/word/du-poison/) (dú): poison; poisonous

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-du-take-illegal-drugs/

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