Definition
剂 (jì) is both a classifier for doses of medicine (e.g., 一剂药 'one dose') and a noun meaning 'dosage' or 'pharmaceutical preparation'. Its sibling 剂量 (jì liàng) is only a noun, used specifically for the measured amount or dosage (e.g., 剂量大 'high dose'). Use 剂 when counting doses or referring to a preparation; use 剂量 when discussing the quantity.
classifier
dose (of medicine)
noun
dosagepharmaceutical preparation
Easily confused
- 挤jǐlook-alike(verb) to squeeze, to press; to crowd in
- 几jǐsound-alike(interrogative) how many; how much
- 季jìsound-alikeseason
- 记jìsound-aliketo remember; to memorize
- 集jísound-alike(noun) collection, anthology, collected works
- 鸡jīsound-alikechicken
- 及jísound-alike(conjunction) and; as well as (used in formal writing to connect nouns or noun phrases)
- 寄jìsound-aliketo send (by mail), to mail, to post
- 急jísound-alike(adjective) urgent; rapid; hurried
- 极jísound-alikeextremely
Examples
- 剂。Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le qī jì zhōngyào.The doctor prescribed me seven doses of Chinese herbal medicine.
- 剂。Zhè zhǒng xīyào měitiān zhǐ chī yí jì.This Western medicine only requires one dose per day.
- ，。Zhōngyī dàifu tiáozhěng le zhège fāngzi de jìliàng, xiàoguǒ míngxiǎn gǎishàn.The Chinese doctor adjusted the dosage of this prescription, and the effect improved significantly.
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