Chinese word

剂

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì

Meaning

  • measure worddose

Example

我刚吃了一剂感冒药，感觉好了一点。wǒ gāng chī le yí jì gǎn mào yào gǎn jué hǎo le yì diǎn

I just took one dose of cold medicine, and I feel a little better.

Illustration for 剂 (dose)

More examples

注射了一剂疫苗后，他没有发烧。zhù shè le yí jì yì miáo hòu tā méi yǒu fā shāo

After getting one dose of the vaccine, he did not have a fever.

Core concept

A treatment-sized portion of medicine grouped as one use.

Common phrases

  • 服用一剂药fú yòng yí jì yào

    take one dose of medicine

  • 注射一剂疫苗zhù shè yí jì yì miáo

    inject one dose of vaccine

Similar words

片piàn: Counts tablets and other thin, flat objects.
粒lì: Counts individual small, round objects such as pills.
次cì: Measures how many times an action or event occurs.

Definition in Chinese

用于计量药物或治疗的一次用量，表示一次服用或注射的剂量。yòng yú jì liàng yào wù huò zhì liáo de yí cì yòng liàng biǎo shì yí cì fú yòng huò zhù shè de jì liàng

Word origin

The history of 剂 (jì, "dose") connects it with separating prepared ingredients into equal portions, which helps explain its sense as one medicinal administration.

Usage tips

  • This classifier is useful in medical instructions because it focuses on the amount administered, while bottles, boxes, and tablets are counted by their own units.

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