消
毒

To disinfect in Chinese: 消毒 (xiāo dú)

xiāo dú

to disinfect

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Definitions

  1. 1to disinfect; to sterilize

Stroke order

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消
毒

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ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄉㄨˊ

dú

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 用酒精给伤口消毒很重要。

    yòng jiǔ jīng gěi shāng kǒu xiāo dú hěn zhòng yào。

    It's important to disinfect a wound with alcohol.

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Related words

毒

dú

poison

消

xiāo

to diminish

消息

xiāo xi

news

病毒

bìng dú

virus

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

杀毒

shā dú

to disinfect

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

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