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消毒
消毒 in English: to disinfect; to sterilize
xiāo dú
to disinfect; to sterilize
How to pronounce 消毒
xiāo dú (without tone marks: xiao du). xiāo is a first (high, level) tone; dú is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 消毒
消 xiāo
to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
毒 dú
poison; to poison; poisonous
poison; to poison; poisonous
Related words
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news; information | HSK 4 |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel; cancellation | HSK 5 |
| 消费 | xiāo fèi | to consume; to spend | HSK 5 |
| 消化 | xiāo huà | to digest (food); to absorb (information etc) | HSK 5 |
| 消极 | xiāo jí | negative; passive | HSK 5 |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away | HSK 5 |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus | HSK 5 |
| 消除 | xiāo chú | to eliminate; to remove | HSK 6 |
| 消防 | xiāo fáng | firefighting; fire control | HSK 6 |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up; to consume | HSK 6 |