消毒

xiāo dú
HSK 6
to disinfect, to sterilize
verb

Example Sentences

请你消毒这个伤口。
qǐng nǐ xiāodú zhègè shāngkǒu 。
Please disinfect this wound.
在医院中，所有器具都需要消毒。
zài yīyuàn zhōng ， suǒyǒu qìjù dū xūyào xiāodú 。
In hospitals, all instruments need to be disinfected.
她每天都消毒桌子，以保持卫生。
tā měitiān dū xiāodú zhuōzǐ ， yǐ bǎochí wèishēng 。
She disinfects the table every day to keep it clean.

Individual Characters

消xiāo
to diminish, to subside, to consume
毒dú
poison, toxin, narcotics, poisonous

Words with similar meanings

杀菌shājūn
to kill bacteria
A more specific term focusing on eliminating bacteria, rather than a general sterilization.
净化jìnghuà
to purify
This term suggests a broader context of making something pure or clean, which can apply to more than just disinfection.

Words Starting With 消

消息xiāo xi
news; information
消化xiāo huà
digest; digestion; digestive
消失xiāo shī
to disappear; to fade away
消灭xiāo miè
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消费xiāo fèi
to consume

Words Ending With 毒

病毒bìng dú
virus

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