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title: "Zhongdu Meaning: 中毒 (zhòngdú) Means “poisoning”"
description: "中毒 (zhòngdú) means “poisoning; to be poisoned”. Hear its tones, see what 中 and 毒 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongdu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 中毒 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

中毒 zhòngdú

## poisoning; to be poisoned

## It can also mean

- (fig.) to be addicted

## Its characters

1. 中 zhòng to be hit by
2. 毒 dú poison

## In a sentence

他吃了坏掉的蘑菇，中毒了。 He ate bad mushrooms and got poisoned.

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## More words with 中 or 毒

- [病毒 bìngdú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingdu)
- [初中 chūzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzhong)
- [从中 cóngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congzhong)
- [当中 dāngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangzhong)
- [毒品 dúpǐn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dupin)
- [高中 gāozhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaozhong)
- [集中 jízhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jizhong)
- [空中 kōngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongzhong)
- [其中 qízhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qizhong)
- [消毒 xiāodú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaodu)

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