dúxiāo

毒枭

Word · NounTraditional毒梟

drug lord; major drug trafficker

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

drug lord; kingpin; leader of a drug trafficking organization

formal

Often used in news reports, legal contexts, or crime dramas. Implies a high-ranking and powerful figure in the drug trade.

Nà那
míng名
guó国
jì际
dú毒
xiāo枭
zài在
biān边
jìng境
dì地
qū区
luò落
wǎng网
 。

That international drug lord was arrested in the border region.

Zhè这
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
jí集
tuán团
de的
tóu头
mù目
shì是
yī一
gè个
xīn心
hěn狠
shǒu手
là辣
de的
dà大
dú毒
xiāo枭
 。

The leader of this criminal organization is a ruthless drug lord.

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Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
quán全
lì力
zhuī追
bǔ捕
zhè这
ge个
fàn贩
dú毒
wǎng网
luò络
de的
mù幕
hòu后
dú毒
xiāo枭
 。

The police are making every effort to hunt down the drug lord behind this trafficking network.