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消毒

xiāo dú · xiao du

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to disinfect; to sterilize
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In a conversation

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Cleaning the phone

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are you doing?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)给(gěi)手机(shǒujī)消毒(xiāodú)，用(yòng)酒精(jiǔjīng)擦一擦(cāyīcā)。

    I'm disinfecting my phone. I wipe it with alcohol.

  3. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)每天(měitiān)都要(dōuyào)消毒(xiāodú)吗(ma)？

    Does a phone need disinfecting every day?

  4. Liangliang

    每周(měizhōu)一次(yīcì)。你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)呢(ne)？

    Once a week. How about your phone?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)裤子(kùzi)擦一擦(cāyīcā)，也(yě)算(suàn)消毒(xiāodú)吧(ba)？

    I wipe it on my trousers. That counts as disinfecting, right?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

雅(yǎ)尼(ní)刚(gāng)刚(gāng)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)挤(jǐ)奶(nǎi)桶(tǒng)进(jìn)行(xíng)了(le)消(xiāo)毒(dú)。

Yanni has just sterilized his milking bucket.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

护(hù)士(shi)在(zài)给(gěi)病(bìng)人(rén)打(dǎ)针(zhēn)前(qián)先(xiān)给(gěi)皮(pí)肤(fū)消(xiāo)毒(dú)。

The nurse disinfects the skin before giving the patient an injection.

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