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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

HSK 1
电脑中了病毒。
Diànnǎo zhòng le bìngdú.
The computer got a virus.
HSK 3
这种病毒传播得很快。
Zhèzhǒng bìngdú chuánbō de hěnkuài.
This virus spreads very fast.
HSK 5
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