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病毒

bìngdú
noun HSK 6 #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

HSK 3
电脑中了病毒。
Diànnǎo zhòng le bìngdú.
The computer got a virus.
HSK 5
这种病毒传播得很快。
Zhèzhǒng bìngdú chuánbō de hěnkuài.
This virus spreads very fast.
HSK 7-9
这个软件能清除电脑里的病毒。
Zhège ruǎnjiàn néng qīngchú diànnǎo lǐ de bìngdú.
This software can remove viruses from your computer.

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