No. 429 in Chinese
消毒
"Disinfect" or "sterilize."
In a sentence
医生建议每天用酒精给手机消毒。
The doctor recommends disinfecting the phone daily with alcohol.
Here, '消毒' refers to the action of disinfecting or sterilizing an object to remove germs.
为了防止疫情扩散,超市里每小时都会进行一次场所消毒。
To prevent the spread of the epidemic, the supermarket performs a location disinfection every hour.
In this sentence, '消毒' describes the process of disinfecting a space to maintain public hygiene.
这瓶消毒液可以有效地杀死99%的细菌。
This bottle of disinfectant can effectively kill 99% of bacteria.
Here, '消毒' is used in the form '消毒液', referring to a disinfectant solution used for sterilization purposes.
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