毒品 dú pǐn – illegal drugs
個人 gè rén – individual / personal
吸毒 xī dú – to use drugs
一千萬 yī qiān wàn – ten million
衍生 yǎn shēng – to give rise to / to derive from
暴力 bào lì – violence
肇事 zhào shì – to cause an accident or incident (usually bad)
自殘 zì cán – self-harm / to injure oneself
綁架 bǎng jià – kidnapping
極端 jí duān – extreme / radical
濫用 làn yòng – to abuse / misuse
合成毒品 hé chéng dú pǐn – synthetic drugs
加強 jiā qiáng – to strengthen / to enhance
打擊 dǎ jí – to strike / to crack down on
經濟成長 jīng jì chéng zhǎng – economic growth
腐敗 fǔ bài – corruption
犯罪 fàn zuì – crime / to commit a crime
危害 wéi hài – harm / to endanger
誘惑 yòu huò – temptation / to tempt
娛樂圈 yú lè quān – entertainment industry
開刀 kāi dāo – (lit.) to operate; (fig.) to take harsh measures against someone/something
販賣 fàn mài – to sell (illegally), to traffic (e.g. drugs)
死刑 sǐ xíng – death penalty
關 guān – to imprison / to lock up
十九世紀 shí jiǔ shì jì – 19th century
爆發 bào fā – to break out / to erupt (e.g., war or conflict)
鴉片戰爭 yā piàn zhàn zhēng – Opium Wars
鴉片 yā piàn – opium
懶散 lǎn sǎn – lazy / sluggish
清朝 Qīng cháo – Qing Dynasty
派軍隊 pài jūn duì – to send troops
打輸了 dǎ shū le – to lose (a battle or war)
被迫 bèi pò – to be forced / compelled
簽下 qiān xià – to sign (an agreement or treaty)
不平等的條約 bù píng děng de tiáo yuē – unequal treaty
合法化 hé fǎ huà – legalization / to legalize
國恥 guó chǐ – national humiliation
反對 fǎn duì – to oppose / opposition
虛弱 xū ruò – weak / feeble
列強 liè qiáng – great powers (foreign imperial powers)
欺負 qī fù – to bully / to mistreat
嚴厲 yán lì – strict / harsh
尊嚴 zūn yán – dignity / honor
考量 kǎo liáng – consideration / to take into account
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