毒菌

dújūn

noun #33,172

Measure Word

一种毒菌 zhǒng

Meanings

1 poisonous mushroom
2 toxic fungus

Characters

fungus; mushroom; bacteria

Examples

山里有些蘑菇是毒菌，千万别乱采。

Shān lǐ yǒuxiē mógu shì dújūn, qiānwàn bié luàn cǎi.

Some mushrooms in the mountains are poisonous — never just pick them randomly.

他误食毒菌，被送进了医院。

Tā wùshí dújūn, bèi sòngjìn le yīyuàn.

He accidentally ate a poisonous mushroom and was sent to the hospital.

Tips

memory

毒 'poison' + 菌 'fungus/mushroom' — literally a 'poison fungus'. Compare 毒蛇 'venomous snake' which uses the same 毒 + animal pattern.

Stroke Order

毒 dú

菌 jūn