# 消毒 (xiāodú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 消毒 (xiāodú) means “to disinfect; to sterilize”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to disinfect; to sterilize
- Pinyin: xiāodú (xiao1 du2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 医生，请先给伤口消毒。
  Yīshēng, qǐng xiān gěi shāngkǒu xiāodú.
  Doctor, please disinfect the wound first.

## Characters

- [消](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-subside/) (xiāo): to subside; to eliminate
- [毒](https://hanziro.com/word/du-poison/) (dú): poison; poisonous

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-du-disinfect/

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