病毒
Old HSK 5
病毒 (bìngdú) · virus (biology or computer)
病毒 (bìngdú) means “virus (biology or computer)”. It is written with 2 characters: 病 (illness) + 毒 (poison). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 病毒 is built
The characters
病 bìng · illness
What 病 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丙bǐng — third
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 内nèi — inside
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 疒 gives the meaning, 丙 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
感冒是由病毒引起的。Gǎnmào shì yóu bìngdú yǐnqǐ de.Colds are caused by viruses.
我的电脑中病毒了。Wǒ de diànnǎo zhòng bìngdú le.My computer has a virus.
Questions about 病毒
What does 病毒 mean?
病毒 (bìngdú) means “virus (biology or computer)”.
How do you pronounce 病毒?
病毒 is pronounced bìngdú.
Which HSK level is 病毒?
病毒 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 毛病máobìngproblem
- 弊病bìbìngdrawback
- 疾病jíbìngdisease
- 病bìngillness
- 毒品dúpǐnillegal drugs
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfect
Learn 病毒 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.