杀
毒

To disinfect in Chinese: 杀毒 (shā dú)

shā dú

to disinfect

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 殺毒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to disinfect
  2. 2(computing) to destroy a computer virus

Stroke order

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杀
毒

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ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄉㄨˊ

dú

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

杀毒

Simplified

殺毒

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个软件可以帮电脑杀毒。

    zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ bāng diàn nǎo shā dú。

    This software can remove viruses from the computer.

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Related words

杀

shā

to kill

毒

dú

poison

病毒

bìng dú

virus

消毒

xiāo dú

to disinfect

有毒

yǒu dú

poisonous

中毒

zhòng dú

to be poisoned

自杀

zì shā

to kill oneself

毒品

dú pǐn

drugs

吸毒

xī dú

to take drugs

暗杀

àn shā

to assassinate

杀害

shā hài

to murder

杀手

shā shǒu

killer

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