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兴奋剂

xīngfènjì

stimulant; performance-enhancing drug

A runner on a track beside a small pill bottle
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Characters in this word

奋 fèn

Strokes
8
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
大 big, great, vast, high, deep 田 field, farm, arable land
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 奋

剂 jì

Strokes
8
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
齐 even, uniform, of equal length 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 运动员一旦服用兴奋剂,不仅成绩会被取消,职业信誉也会彻底受损。 Yùndòngyuán yídàn fúyòng xīngfènjì, bùjǐn chéngjì huì bèi qǔxiāo, zhíyè xìnyù yě huì chèdǐ shòusǔn. Once an athlete takes performance-enhancing drugs, not only will the result be cancelled, but their professional reputation will be badly damaged.
  • 顶级运动员赛前都要通过兴奋剂检查。 Dǐngjí yùndòngyuán sài qián dōu yào tōngguò xīngfènjì jiǎnchá. Top athletes all have to pass doping checks before competitions.
  • 教练警告队员,任何兴奋剂都会毁掉他们的前途。 Jiàoliàn jǐnggào duìyuán, rènhé xīngfènjì dōu huì huǐdiào tāmen de qiántú. The coach warned the athletes that any stimulant will ruin their future.

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