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消毒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

消毒 Usage and Examples

Disinfection

Sterilization

硫磺也用来给设备消毒。

Sulphur is also used to sterilize equipment.

氯用来给水消毒.

Chlorine is used to disinfect water.

The characters in 消毒

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
消
xiāo10disappear, eliminate, spend
毒
dú9poison, toxic, cruel

More words starting with 消

  • xiāo消guāng光Extinction
  • xiāo消guāng光xiàn现xiàng象Extinction, Matting
  • xiāo消jiǎn减reduce, decrease
  • xiāo消huà化digest, digestion
  • xiāo消huà化bù不liǎo了cannot digest, cannot process
  • xiāo消huà化bù不liáng良indigestion
  • xiāo消huà化gōng功néng能Digestive function
  • xiāo消huà化xī吸shōu收digestion and absorption, assimilate
  • xiāo消huà化zhe着digesting, processing
  • xiāo消huà化xì系tǒng统digestive system
  • xiāo消huà化néng能lì力digestive capacity, digestive ability
  • xiāo消huà化xiàn腺digestive gland

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Questions about 消毒

What does 消毒 mean in Chinese?

消毒 (xiāo dú) means “Disinfection, Sterilization”.

How do you pronounce 消毒?

消毒 is pronounced xiāo dú in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Disinfection” in Chinese?

“Disinfection” is 消毒 (xiāo dú) in Chinese.

How is 消毒 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 消毒, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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