Chinese word dictionary

杀毒

shādú · to disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus

Practice word

Word information

Simplified杀毒

Traditional殺毒

Pinyinshādú

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

杀shā

to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt

毒dú

poison, venom; drug, narcotic

How to learn 杀毒

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

病毒bìngdú

virus

毒dú

poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics

杀shā

to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely

消毒xiāodú

to disinfect; to sterilize

中毒zhòngdú

to be poisoned

自杀zìshā

to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide