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Virus in Chinese

virus · HSK 6

病毒 bìng dú

  1. 病 bìng illness
  2. 毒 dú poison

Counted with 种: 一种病毒 yì zhǒng bìngdú

这种病毒很容易传染。 This virus spreads very easily.

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How do you say virus in Chinese?

Virus in Chinese is 病毒 (bìng dú).

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