smuggle; traffic illegally
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to smuggle; to traffic illegally; to transport goods across borders illegally to evade customs
Specifically refers to the illegal cross-border transport of goods or people to evade customs inspection and duties. Can be used transitively or intransitively.
Hǎi海
guān关
chá查
huò获
le了
dà大
pī批
zǒu走
sī私
xiāng香
yān烟
。
Customs seized a large batch of smuggled cigarettes.
Dǎ打
jī击
zǒu走
sī私
huó活
dòng动
xū需
yào要
guó国
jì际
shè社
huì会
de的
mì密
qiè切
hé合
zuò作
。
Cracking down on smuggling activities requires close cooperation from the international community.
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Tā他
yīn因
zǒu走
sī私
zhēn珍
guì贵
yě野
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
ér而
bèi被
pàn判
chù处
shí十
nián年
jiān监
jìn禁
。
He was sentenced to ten years in prison for smuggling precious wild animals.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
shè涉
xián嫌
zǒu走
sī私
pǔ普
tōng通
huò货
wù物
，
zhèng正
zài在
jiē接
shòu受
diào调
chá查
。
This company is suspected of smuggling ordinary goods and is currently under investigation.
Zǒu走
sī私
dú毒
pǐn品
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
，
bì必
jiāng将
shòu受
dào到
fǎ法
lǜ律
yán严
chéng惩
。
Smuggling drugs is a serious criminal offense and will surely be severely punished by law.