病毒性

bìngdúxìng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 viral (caused by a virus)
  2. 2 viral (spreading fast online)

Examples

HSK 3
Tā dé de shì bìngdúxìng gǎnmào.
What he has is a viral cold.
HSK 5
Zhè duàn shìpín zài wǎngshàng bìngdúxìng chuánbō, jǐ tiān zhīnèi jiù chuánbiàn le quánguó.
The video spread virally online and within a few days had reached the whole country.

Tips

usage
In medicine the opposite is 细菌性 "bacterial"; antibiotics do not help a 病毒性 infection. For things spreading online, 病毒式 is also common, as in 病毒式营销 "viral marketing".

Stroke Order

病 bìng
毒 dú
性 xìng