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病毒

bìngdú
noun HSK 5 #2,224

Measure Word

一种病毒 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 virus (biological)
  2. 2 virus (computer)

Characters

病
bìng
illness; disease
毒
dú
poison; toxin
A poisonous disease agent — a virus.

Examples

这种病毒传播得很快。
Zhè zhǒng bìngdú chuánbō de hěn kuài.
This virus spreads very fast.
电脑中了病毒。
Diànnǎo zhòng le bìngdú.
The computer got a virus.
科学家正在研究新型病毒。
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū xīnxíng bìngdú.
Scientists are researching the new virus.
你应该安装杀毒软件。
Nǐ yīnggāi ānzhuāng shādú ruǎnjiàn.
You should install antivirus software.

Tips

usage
病毒 works for both biological and computer viruses. 杀毒 (shādú) means 'antivirus,' 中病毒 (zhòng bìngdú) means 'to catch/get a virus.'
usage
细菌 (xìjūn) = bacteria. Don't confuse the two — 病毒 and 细菌 are different things in Chinese, just as in English.

Stroke Order

病 bìng
毒 dú