消毒 (xiāo dú) means “to disinfect; to sterilize”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
餐具使用前要先消毒。
Cānjù shǐyòng qián yào xiān xiāodú.
Tableware should be disinfected before use.
Updated: 2026-05-27