84消毒液

bāshísìxiāodúyè

noun

Measure Word

一瓶84消毒液 píng

Meanings

1 '84' bleach disinfectant
2 sodium-hypochlorite household disinfectant

Characters

Examples

我用84消毒液把厨房地板拖了一遍。

Wǒ yòng bāshísì xiāodúyè bǎ chúfáng dìbǎn tuō le yī biàn.

I mopped the kitchen floor with 84 disinfectant.

84消毒液千万不能和洁厕灵一起用，会产生有毒气体。

Bāshísì xiāodúyè qiānwàn bùnéng hé jiécèlíng yīqǐ yòng, huì chǎnshēng yǒudú qìtǐ.

Never mix 84 bleach with toilet cleaner — it produces toxic fumes.

Tips

history

Named after 1984, the year it was developed at Beijing Ditan Hospital to fight Hepatitis B. The '84' is just the year — read it 'bāshísì', not as separate digits.

mistakes

DO NOT mix with toilet cleaner (洁厕灵) or acidic cleaners — produces chlorine gas. This warning is repeated in every Chinese supermarket and school.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

毒 dú

液 yè