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调剂 (tiáo jì) — to regulate, to adjust, to balance (emotions, pace, bodily functions); to make up a medical prescription, to compound medicine

Definition

调剂 covers two senses: balancing/adjusting (emotions, pace, body) and compounding a medical prescription. It overlaps with 调整 and 调节, but uniquely names the act of preparing medicine.

verb
to regulateto adjustto balance (emotions, pace, bodily functions)to make up a medical prescription, to compound medicine

Examples

  • 调剂。
    Tā tōng guò huà huà lái tiáo jì xīn qíng.
    She regulates her mood through painting.
  • 调剂。
    Hé lǐ de yǐn shí kě yǐ tiáo jì shēn tǐ gōng néng.
    A reasonable diet can regulate bodily functions.
  • 调剂。
    Zhōng yī shī zhèng zài àn zhào yào fāng tiáo jì yào cái.
    The Chinese medicine practitioner is preparing medicinal herbs according to the prescription.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

调tiáoadjust
剂jìmedicine

调 suggests adjusting or mixing, while 剂 points to a dose or medicine, so the word covers balancing and preparing prescriptions.

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 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
周
周zhōu調tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

Open 调 →

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.

Open 剂 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Change & ProcessMedicine & Treatment

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