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to disinfect

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xiao1du2 • xiāodú

Meaning


Primary

to disinfect

Alternatives

disinfect, disinfection, to sterilize, sterilize

Mnemonic


消毒 To disinfect is to make harmful germs and the figurative 毒 poison they contain 消 disappear completely.

Usage


请 用 酒精 消毒 双手。

Please disinfect your hands with alcohol.

护士 正在 消毒 伤口。

The nurse is disinfecting the wound.

这些 工具 每天 都 要 消毒。

These tools need to be disinfected every day.