(bìng dú) - virus in Mandarin

bìngdú

Traditional: 病毒

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Translation

virus

Word origin

A compound of 病 (bìng, illness) and 毒 (dú, poison), coined to render the biological concept of a disease-causing agent.

Origin: compound
Root: 病 (bìng, illness) + 毒 (dú, poison)

Stroke order

病

毒

Examples

传chuán播bō。

This virus spreads very fast.

。

The doctors are studying the new virus.

染rǎn。

My computer has been infected by a virus.

勤qín减jiǎn传chuán播bō。

Washing your hands often can reduce the spread of viruses.

。

This virus can cause a fever.

病毒 (bìng dú) means virus, both the biological pathogen and, by extension, a malicious computer program. It joins the characters for illness and poison.

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This word is part of lesson 37.