消毒
Old HSK 6
消毒 (xiāodú) · to disinfect
消毒 (xiāodú) means “to disinfect; to sterilise”. It is written with 2 characters: 消 (news) + 毒 (poison). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 消毒 is built
The characters
消 xiāo · news
What 消 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
毒 dú · poison
What 毒 is made of
- 龶 — top part
- 母mǔ — mother
Example sentences
医生用酒精给伤口消毒。Yīshēng yòng jiǔjīng gěi shāngkǒu xiāodú.The doctor disinfected the wound with alcohol.
奶瓶每天都要消毒。Nǎipíng měitiān dōu yào xiāodú.Baby bottles need to be sterilised every day.
Questions about 消毒
What does 消毒 mean?
消毒 (xiāodú) means “to disinfect; to sterilise”.
How do you pronounce 消毒?
消毒 is pronounced xiāodú.
Which HSK level is 消毒?
消毒 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancel
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 消息xiāoxinews
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 消极xiāojínegative
- 消除xiāochúto remove
- 消防xiāofángfirefighting
- 消耗xiāohàoto consume
- 消灭xiāomièto wipe out
Learn 消毒 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.