gam3 joek6禁藥禁药
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Definition
Banned or prohibited drugs, especially performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
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How it's used
Primarily appears in the context of professional sports and anti-doping regulations. While it technically refers to any prohibited substance, it is almost exclusively used when discussing athletes failing drug tests or facing bans from competition.
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He was disqualified because he took banned drugs.
This type of banned drug is very harmful to the body, definitely do not touch it.
Related words
Common phrases
to take banned drugs
to test positive for banned drugs
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with illegal recreational drugs, which are usually referred to as 毒品. Using 禁藥 to describe street drugs sounds unnatural and implies a context of competitive rules rather than criminal law.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
