How to say “be poisoned” in Chinese
be poisoned
“Be poisoned” in Chinese is 中毒, zhòng dú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
中毒 is read zhòng dú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
The stroke runs right through the middle.
Below, 母. 病毒 — a virus, 消毒 — to disinfect.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “中毒”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be poisoned” in Chinese?
“Be poisoned” in Chinese is 中毒, pinyin zhòngdú.
What does 中毒 mean?
中毒 (zhòngdú) means “be poisoned”.
How do you write 中毒?
中毒 is 2 characters: 中 (zhōng) — middle; 毒 (dú) — poison; poisonous. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 中毒?
中毒 is read zhòngdú. Tones: zhòng — fourth tone, dú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“be poisoned” in the lesson “Inflammation, poisoning, heatstroke”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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