杀毒 shādú to disinfect
to disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus
How to remember 杀毒: 杀 to kill + 毒 poison = to disinfect.
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How it is used
- 'To kill viruses' - mainly computing - 杀毒软件 (shādú ruǎnjiàn) antivirus software.
- Also literal disinfecting, but the computer sense dominates today.
- 杀 (kill) + 毒 (virus/poison); pairs with 病毒 (bìngdú, virus).