中毒 zhòngdú to be poisoned
怎么记住“中毒”: 中 middle + 毒 poison = to be poisoned.
汉字
用法
- To be poisoned / suffer toxicity - 食物中毒 (shíwù zhòngdú) food poisoning; 煤气中毒 (méiqì zhòngdú) gas poisoning.
- 中 is 4th tone zhòng ('to be hit by'); the 中 can separate - 中了毒.
- Figuratively, 'hooked/addicted': 中毒太深 (zhòngdú tài shēn) too deeply hooked (e.g. on a game).
例句
- 因为酷暑一直持续着，请谨防食物中毒。 Yīnwèi kùshǔ yìzhí chíxù zhe, qǐng jǐnfáng shíwùzhòngdú.Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.
- 因为酷暑一直持续着，请务必注意食物中毒。 Yīnwèi kùshǔ yìzhí chíxù zhe, qǐng wùbì zhùyì shíwùzhòngdú.Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.