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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