"do drugs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吸毒

Definition

服用对大脑或身体有影响的非法物质，通常是为了娱乐。一般指可卡因、海洛因、大麻等毒品，而不是药物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语化表达，有时较为委婉，常用于警告或否定（如“不要do drugs”）。专指毒品的娱乐/非法使用，不包括药品。更正式的是“吸毒”或“滥用毒品”一类表达。

Examples

He doesn't do drugs.

他不**吸毒**。

Many teenagers are pressured to do drugs.

很多青少年被迫**吸毒**。

Never do drugs; it's dangerous.

千万不要**吸毒**，那很危险。

Some people do drugs to escape their problems.

有些人**吸毒**是为了逃避问题。

I can't believe he started to do drugs after high school.

我简直不敢相信他高中毕业后竟然开始**吸毒**。

There's a big difference between taking medicine and choosing to do drugs.

服药和选择**吸毒**是完全不同的两回事。