How to say “poison” in Chinese
poison; poison (verb); poisonous
“Poison” in Chinese is 毒, dú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
毒 is read dú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 母. 病毒 — a virus, 消毒 — to disinfect.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “毒”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 毒. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他感染了流感病毒。tāgǎnrǎnleliúgǎnbìngdúHe caught the flu virus.
- 先用酒精给伤口消毒xiānyòngjiǔjīnggěishāngkǒuxiāodúFirst disinfect the wound with alcohol.
- 先给伤口消毒xiāngěishāngkǒuxiāodúFirst disinfect the wound.
- 仪器检测出了一种新病毒yíqìjiǎncèchūleyìzhǒngxīnbìngdúThe instrument detected a new virus.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Inflammation, poisoning, heatstroke”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “poison” in Chinese?
“Poison” in Chinese is 毒, pinyin dú.
What does 毒 mean?
毒 (dú) means “poison; poison (verb); poisonous”.
How do you write 毒?
毒 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 毒?
毒 is read dú. Tones: dú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“poison” in the lesson “Inflammation, poisoning, heatstroke”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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