Chinese Conversation · Level 76
90 words
Chinese word
毫克
Pronunciation
Pinyinháo kè
Meaning
- nounmilligram
Example
婴儿的疫苗里有0.5毫克抗原。yīng ér de yì miáo lǐ yǒu 0.5 háo kè kàng yuán
The baby's vaccine contains 0.5 milligrams of antigen.
More examples
这片药含有200毫克的活性成分。zhè piàn yào hán yǒu 200 háo kè de huó xìng chéng fèn
This tablet contains 200 milligrams of active ingredient.
Core concept
A precisely measured speck of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram.
Common phrases
一毫克yì háo kè
one milligram
几毫克jǐ háo kè
how many milligrams
毫克剂量háo kè jì liàng
milligram dosage
Similar words
克kè: A unit of mass equal to one gram, used for weighing food and small objects.
公斤gōng jīn: A unit of mass equal to one thousand grams, commonly used for shopping and luggage.
毫升háo shēng: A unit of liquid volume equal to one milliliter, used for drinks and medicines.
微克wēi kè: A very small unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram.
Definition in Chinese
毫克是表示质量的单位，符号为mg，等于0.001克，常用于药物剂量和化学分析的微量表示。háo kè shì biǎo shì zhì liàng de dān wèi fú hào wèi mg děng yú 0.001 kè cháng yòng yú yào wù jì liàng hé huà xué fēn xī de wēi liàng biǎo shì
Word origin
毫 (háo, "milli-") marks a very small metric amount and 克 (kè, "gram") supplies the mass unit, together forming the term for a milligram.
Usage tips
- In health conversations, 毫克 (háokè, "milligram") follows the number directly, while mg is common on written labels.