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HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. poison
  2. 2. to poison
  3. 3. poisonous
  4. 4. malicious
  5. 5. cruel
  6. 6. fierce
  7. 7. narcotics

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 344812)

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Words Containing 毒

毒打
dú dǎ

to viciously beat (sb) up

黄热病毒
huáng rè bìng dú

yellow fever virus

眼毒
yǎn dú

venomous glance

丝状病毒
sī zhuàng bìng dú

filovirus

致死性毒剂
zhì sǐ xìng dú jì

lethal agent

检毒盒
jiǎn dú hé

detection kit

细胞毒性
xì bāo dú xìng

cytotoxicity

朊毒体
ruǎn dú tǐ

prion (molecular biology)

检毒箱
jiǎn dú xiāng

detection kit

霉菌毒素
méi jūn dú sù

mycotoxin

虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ

a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)

心毒手辣
xīn dú shǒu là

vicious and ruthless

毒药
dú yào

poison

小儿麻痹病毒
xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú

poliovirus

刻毒
kè dú

spiteful

中毒酶
zhōng dú méi

inhibited enzyme

河豚毒素
hé tún dú sù

tetrodotoxin (TTX)

毒液
dú yè

venom; poisonous fluid

四乙基铅中毒
sì yǐ jī qiān zhōng dú

tetraethyl lead poisoning

服毒
fú dú

to take poison

毒辣
dú là

cruel

缉毒
jī dú

to counter narcotics trafficking

病毒学
bìng dú xué

virology (study of viruses)

反转录病毒
fǎn zhuǎn lù bìng dú

retrovirus

无毒
wú dú

harmless

立百病毒
lì bǎi bìng dú

Nipah virus

蛇毒素
shé dú sù

venin

无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu

no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.

毒刑
dú xíng

torture

毒蛇
dú shé

viper

尿毒
niào dú

uremia (medicine)

抗毒素
kàng dú sù

antitoxins

毒物
dú wù

poisonous substance; poison

毒品
dú pǐn

drugs

毒素
dú sù

toxin

流毒
liú dú

to spread poison

抗病毒
kàng bìng dú

antiviral

病毒营销
bìng dú yíng xiāo

viral marketing

流感病毒
liú gǎn bìng dú

influenza virus

委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒
wěi nèi ruì lā mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus

排毒
pái dú

to expel poison (from the system)

诺如病毒
nuò rú bìng dú

norovirus (loanword)

节肢介体病毒
jié zhī jiè tǐ bìng dú

arbovirus

蛇毒
shé dú

snake venom

神经毒素
shén jīng dú sù

neurotoxin

肠病毒
cháng bìng dú

enterovirus

病毒血症
bìng dú xuè zhèng

viremia

病毒科
bìng dú kē

virus family

电脑病毒
diàn nǎo bìng dú

computer virus

巫毒教
wū dú jiào

Voodoo (religious cult)

宏病毒
hóng bìng dú

macro virus (computing)

毒牙
dú yá

venomous fang

白喉毒素
bái hóu dú sù
毒肽
dú tài

phallotoxin (biochemistry)

猪流感病毒
zhū liú gǎn bìng dú

swine influenza virus (SIV)

毒虫
dú chóng

poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake

化学战剂检毒箱
huà xué zhàn jì jiǎn dú xiāng

chemical detection kit

㐖毒
xié dú

India (archaic)

屠毒
tú dú

poison

毒株
dú zhū

(virus) strain

吸毒成瘾
xī dú chéng yǐn

drug addiction

病毒学家
bìng dú xué jiā

virologist (person who studies viruses)

惨毒
cǎn dú

cruel

贩毒
fàn dú

to traffic narcotics

心毒
xīn dú

cruel

全身中毒性毒剂
quán shēn zhōng dú xìng dú jì

systemic agent

砷中毒
shēn zhòng dú

arsenic poisoning

人类免疫缺陷病毒
rén lèi miǎn yì quē xiàn bìng dú

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

窒息性毒剂
zhì xī xìng dú jì

choking agent

毒气弹
dú qì dàn

poison gas shell

病毒性肝炎
bìng dú xìng gān yán

viral hepatitis

艾滋病毒
ài zī bìng dú

human immune deficiency virus (HIV)

消毒洗手液
xiāo dú xǐ shǒu yè

hand sanitizer

防毒面具
fáng dú miàn jù

gas mask

布尼亚病毒
bù ní yà bìng dú

Bunyavirus

防毒靴套
fáng dú xuē tào

gas-protection boots

犯毒
fàn dú

illegal drug

副黏液病毒
fù nián yè bìng dú

paramyxovirus

解毒药
jiě dú yào

antidote

毒性
dú xìng

toxicity

肉毒杆菌
ròu dú gǎn jūn

Clostridium botulinum

冰毒
bīng dú

methamphetamine

投毒
tóu dú

to poison

克沙奇病毒
kè shā qí bìng dú

Coxsackievirus

中毒性
zhòng dú xìng

poisonous

防毒通道
fáng dú tōng dào

protective passageway

消毒
xiāo dú

to disinfect; to sterilize

食物中毒
shí wù zhòng dú

food poisoning

糜烂性毒剂
mí làn xìng dú jì

vesicant

解毒
jiě dú

to detoxify

毒针
dú zhēn

to inject poison

毒奶粉
dú nǎi fěn

poisoned milk powder

虫媒病毒
chóng méi bìng dú

arbovirus

毒唯
dú wéi

fan of one particular member of a pop idol band who denigrates and defames the other members

防毒
fáng dú

defense against poison

梅毒
méi dú

syphilis

防毒面罩
fáng dú miàn zhào

gas mask

脓毒症
nóng dú zhèng

sepsis

毒奶
dú nǎi

poisoned milk

疱疹病毒
pào zhěn bìng dú

herpes virus (med.)

阴毒
yīn dú

sinister

血中毒
xuè zhòng dú

blood poisoning

病毒性营销
bìng dú xìng yíng xiāo

viral marketing

是药三分毒
shì yào sān fēn dú

every medicine has its side effect

怨毒
yuàn dú

bitter resentment; rancor

登革病毒
dēng gé bìng dú

dengue virus

败毒
bài dú

(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat

口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn

lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames

单纯疱疹病毒
dān chún pào zhěn bìng dú

herpes simplex virus (HSV, med.)

以毒攻毒
yǐ dú gōng dú

to cure ills with poison (TCM)

逆转录病毒
nì zhuǎn lù bìng dú

reverse transcription virus

艾滋病病毒
ài zī bìng bìng dú

HIV

毒剂震检
dú jì zhèn jiǎn

gas detection

毒刺
dú cì

venomous sting

速效性毒剂
sù xiào xìng dú jì

quick-acting agent

裂谷热病毒
liè gǔ rè bìng dú

Rift Valley fever virus

恶毒
è dú

malicious

病毒性
bìng dú xìng

viral

毒瘾
dú yǐn

drug addiction

毒参
dú shēn

hemlock (Conium maculatum)

中毒
zhòng dú

to be poisoned

解毒剂
jiě dú jì

antidote

屠毒笔墨
tú dú bǐ mò

poisonous writing

寨卡病毒
zhài kǎ bìng dú

Zika virus

防毒软件
fáng dú ruǎn jiàn

anti-virus software

混合毒剂
hùn hé dú jì

tactical mixture of chemical agents

单端孢霉烯类毒素中毒症
dān duān bāo méi xī lèi dú sù zhōng dú zhèng

trichothecenes toxicosis

病毒
bìng dú

virus

病毒感染
bìng dú gǎn rǎn

viral infection

动物毒素
dòng wù dú sù

zootoxin

毒蕈
dú xùn

poisonous mushroom

柯萨奇病毒
kē sà qí bìng dú

Coxsachie A intestinal virus

下毒手
xià dú shǒu

to attack murderously

荼毒
tú dú

torment

有机磷毒剂
yǒu jī lín dú jì

organophosphorus agent

毒瘤
dú liú

malignant tumor

毒剂
dú jì

a poison

曲霉毒素
qǔ méi dú sù

aspergillus

吸毒
xī dú

to take drugs

东方马脑炎病毒
dōng fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus

新型冠状病毒
xīn xíng guān zhuàng bìng dú

novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)

朊病毒
ruǎn bìng dú

prion (pathogen)

抗病毒药
kàng bìng dú yào

antivirals

毒枭
dú xiāo

drug lord

戒毒
jiè dú

to kick a drug habit

细菌病毒
xì jūn bìng dú

bacteriophage

木马病毒
mù mǎ bìng dú

Trojan horse (type of computer virus)

岩沙海葵毒素
yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù

palytoxin

杀毒
shā dú

to disinfect

侦毒管
zhēn dú guǎn

detector tube

有毒
yǒu dú

poisonous

毒杀
dú shā

to kill by poisoning

下毒
xià dú

to put poison in sth

反录病毒
fǎn lù bìng dú

reverse transcription virus

毒理学
dú lǐ xué

toxicology

染毒
rǎn dú

contamination

急性氰化物中毒
jí xìng qíng huà wù zhōng dú

acute cyanide poisoning

肉毒杆菌毒素
ròu dú gǎn jūn dú sù

botulinum toxin

毒化
dú huà

to poison (usu. figuratively); to debase; to pervert; to harm

天花病毒
tiān huā bìng dú

variola virus

缉毒犬
jī dú quǎn

drug detector dog

箭毒蛙
jiàn dú wā

poison dart frog

人类乳突病毒
rén lèi rǔ tū bìng dú

human papillomavirus (HPV)

天然毒素
tiān rán dú sù

natural toxin

蓖麻毒素
bì má dú sù

ricin (biochemistry)

二氯乙烷中毒
èr lǜ yǐ wán zhōng dú

dichloroethane poisoning

黄毒
huáng dú

pornography

尿毒症
niào dú zhèng

uremia (medicine)

葡萄球菌肠毒素
pú táo qiú jūn cháng dú sù

staphylococcal enterotoxin

残毒
cán dú

cruelty

毒鸡汤
dú jī tāng

(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤[jī tāng] and designed to go viral

阴险毒辣
yīn xiǎn dú là

treacherous and murderous

毒手
dú shǒu

deadly blow

剧毒
jù dú

highly toxic

静脉吸毒
jìng mài xī dú

intravenous drug

杀毒软件
shā dú ruǎn jiàn

antivirus software

减毒活疫苗
jiǎn dú huó yì miáo

attenuated live vaccine

病毒式营销
bìng dú shì yíng xiāo

viral marketing

滤毒通风装置
lǜ dú tōng fēng zhuāng zhì

filtration equipment

荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng

to torment the people (idiom)

肺刺激性毒剂
fèi cì jī xìng dú jì

lung irritant

毒力
dú lì

virulence

微小病毒科
wēi xiǎo bìng dú kē

Picornaviridae (virus family including many human pathogens); small RNA virus

芋螺毒素
yù luó dú sù

conotoxin

爱滋病毒
ài zī bìng dú

HIV

蜂毒
fēng dú

wasp poison

单端孢霉烯类毒素
dān duān bāo méi xī lèi dú sù

trichothecenes (TS, T-2)

毒气
dú qì

poison gas

马尔堡病毒
mǎ ěr bǎo bìng dú

Marburg virus

防毒斗篷
fáng dú dǒu péng

protective cape

毒害
dú hài

to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc; to poison (people's minds); to corrupt

拉沙病毒
lā shā bìng dú

Lassa virus

毒剂弹
dú jì dàn

gas projectile

巨细胞病毒视网膜炎
jù xì bāo bìng dú shì wǎng mó yán

cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness

巫毒
wū dú

voodoo (loanword)

类毒素
lèi dú sù

toxoid

肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌
ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn

Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)

毒贩
dú fàn

drug dealer; drug trafficker

毒腺
dú xiàn

poison gland

肠毒素
cháng dú sù

enterotoxins

防毒围裙
fáng dú wéi qún

protective apron

伊科病毒
yī kē bìng dú

echovirus (RNA virus in genus Enterovirus)

轮状病毒
lún zhuàng bìng dú

rotavirus

肉毒中毒
ròu dú zhòng dú

botulism

消毒剂
xiāo dú jì

disinfectant

防毒手套
fáng dú shǒu tào

protective gloves

埃博拉病毒
āi bó lā bìng dú

Ebola virus

霍乱毒素
huò luàn dú sù

cholera toxin

毒资
dú zī

drug money

2019冠状病毒病
èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

毒爪
dú zhuǎ

forcipules (the venomous pair of pincer-like appendages of a centipede)

侦毒器
zhēn dú qì

detection unit

神经性毒剂
shén jīng xìng dú jì

nerve agent

黄曲霉毒素
huáng qū méi dú sù

aflatoxin

细胞毒
xì bāo dú

cytotoxin

括毒
kuò dú

venomous

箭毒木
jiàn dú mù

antiaris, aka upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria)

拔毒
bá dú

draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area

巨细胞病毒
jù xì bāo bìng dú

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

冠状病毒
guān zhuàng bìng dú

coronavirus

毒颚
dú è

forcipules (the venomous pair of pincer-like appendages of a centipede)

丹毒
dān dú

erysipelas (medicine)

放毒
fàng dú

to poison

毒舌
dú shé

venomous tongue

西方马脑炎病毒
xī fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

持久性毒剂
chí jiǔ xìng dú jì

persistent agent

蓖麻毒蛋白
bì má dú dàn bái

ricin (biochemistry)

毒蝇伞
dú yíng sǎn

fly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

功夫病毒
gōng fu bìng dú

kung flu

毒瓦斯
dú wǎ sī

poisonous gas

歹毒
dǎi dú

vicious

甲醇中毒
jiǎ chún zhōng dú

methyl alcohol poisoning

中毒途径
zhōng dú tú jìng

poisoning route

戒毒所
jiè dú suǒ

drug rehabilitation center

酒精中毒
jiǔ jīng zhòng dú

alcoholism

柯沙奇病毒
kē shā qí bìng dú

Coxsackievirus

腺病毒
xiàn bìng dú

adenovirus

毒莠定
dú yǒu dìng

picloram

汉坦病毒
hàn tǎn bìng dú

hantavirus

狠毒
hěn dú

vicious

积累毒性
jī lěi dú xìng

cumulative poison

禁毒
jìn dú

drug prohibition