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麻醉剂 (má zuì jì) — anesthetic; narcotic (medical)

Definition

noun
anestheticnarcotic (medical)
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 麻醉剂。
    Yī shēng zài shǒu shù qián gěi bìng rén dǎ le yì zhēn má zuì jì.
    The doctor gave the patient an injection of anesthetic before the surgery.
  • 麻醉剂，。
    Yá yī yòng le jú bù má zuì jì, suǒ yǐ bá yá shí yì diǎn yě bù téng.
    The dentist used a local anesthetic, so it didn't hurt at all when pulling the tooth.
  • 麻醉剂，。
    Zhè zhǒng má zuì jì de fù zuò yòng hěn xiǎo, bìng rén hěn kuài jiù néng huī fù.
    This type of anesthetic has very few side effects, and patients recover quickly.

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.

麻醉anesthesia
麻mánumb醉zuìdrunk
联合Coordinate
剂jìagent

麻 and 醉 describe numbness and drunkenness, and 剂 names the substance, together an anesthetic.

Characters in this word

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

麻 combines 厂 and 𣏟 to represent hemp leaves.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒualcoholic drink
Sound part声符shēngfú
卒
卒zú醉zuì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

醉 combines 酉, a sign for alcoholic drink, with 卒, which supplies the sound.

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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 →
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