走私

• 拼音: zǒu sī
• 汉字拆解: 走 = 土 (earth) + 止 (foot), to walk; 私 = 禾 (grain) + 厶 (private), meaning private/secret

含义

To smuggle; smuggling; illegal trafficking of goods across borders.

The illegal import or export of goods to evade taxes or trade prohibitions. Covers everything from luxury items and cigarettes to drugs and weapons. A serious criminal offense in China.

例句

1. 海关查获了一起重大走私案，涉案金额高达数千万元。
2. 走私野生动物制品不仅违法，还严重破坏生态平衡。
3. 边境地区加强了巡逻力度，有效打击了跨境走私活动。

用法指南

语境: legal, news, law enforcement

语气: serious

正确说法

• 这是一起走私案。(This is a smuggling case.)
• 走私毒品是重罪。(Drug smuggling is a serious crime.)

错误说法

• 我从超市走私了一根香蕉。(Don't use 走私 for petty theft — it's for cross-border smuggling)

起源与历史

Compound of 走 (to walk, to go) and 私 (private, secret). Together they describe secretly moving goods — i.e., smuggling.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal