汤剂 (tāng jì) — decoction (in Chinese medicine)

Definition

Examples

• 医生给我开了三天的汤剂，每天喝两次。
  Yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le sān tiān de tāng jì, měi tiān hē liǎng cì.
  The doctor prescribed me a three-day course of decoction, to be taken twice daily.
• 这种汤剂的味道很苦，但是对咳嗽很有帮助。
  Zhè zhǒng tāng jì de wèi dào hěn kǔ, dàn shì duì ké sou hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
  This kind of decoction tastes very bitter, but it really helps with coughing.
• 汤剂需要慢慢熬，不能一下子煮开。
  tāng jì Xū yào màn màn áo, bù néng yí xià zi zhǔ kāi.
  A decoction needs to be simmered slowly; you can't just boil it quickly.