disinfect; sterilise (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
消毒 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
医生正在对手术室进行消毒。 Yīshēng zhèngzài duì shǒushù shì jìnxíng xiāodú. - The doctor is sterilizing the operating room.
在疫情期间,经常消毒是非常重要的。 Zài yìqíng qījiān, jīngcháng xiāodú shì fēicháng zhòngyào de. - During the epidemic, frequent disinfection is very important.
食品加工前要进行消毒处理。 Shípǐn jiāgōng qián yào jìnxíng xiāodú chǔlǐ. - Food processing requires disinfection beforehand.
这种消毒剂对细菌有效。 Zhè zhǒng xiāodú jì duì xìjūn yǒuxiào. - This disinfectant is effective against bacteria.
游泳池每天都要进行消毒。 Yóuyǒngchí měitiān dōu yào jìnxíng xiāodú. - The swimming pool needs to be disinfected every day.
Characters
消 xiāo - disappear; eliminate, remove; pass the time in a leisurely way; take, need |
毒 dú - poison; narcotic drug; poisonous influence; poisonous; sinister, pernicious; to kill with poison |