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剂量 (jì liàng) — dosage, dose (of medicine)

Definition

The total amount of medicine to take, often per dose or per day. 剂 is the same idea as a measure word for one single dose — 剂量 is the broader quantity.

noun
dosagedose (of medicine)

Examples

  • 。
    Yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi de yào jì liàng hěn xiǎo.
    The dosage of the medicine the doctor prescribed for me is very small.
  • 剂量。
    Měi cì chī yào de jì liàng dōu yào yán gé àn zhào yào fāng.
    The dosage for each time taking medicine must strictly follow the prescription.
  • 剂量。
    Guò liàng fú yòng jì liàng kě néng huì dǎo zhì yán zhòng de fù zuò yòng.
    Taking an excessive dosage may lead to serious side effects.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

剂jìdose/medicine
量liángamount

剂 (medicine/dose) and 量 (amount) together give the prescribed amount of medicine.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí劑jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 日日rìsun
  • 東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Medicine & Treatment

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