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剂量

jìliàng

dosage; dose

A drop falls from a dropper into a spoon beside a bottle
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剂 jì

Strokes
8
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
齐 even, uniform, of equal length 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

量 liáng

Strokes
12
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
旦 dawn 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这种药物的有效剂量与中毒剂量相隔很近,必须在医生指导下使用。 Zhè zhǒng yàowù de yǒuxiào jìliàng yǔ zhòngdú jìliàng xiānggé hěn jìn, bìxū zài yīshēng zhǐdǎo xià shǐyòng. The effective dose and the toxic dose of this medicine are very close, so it must be used under a doctor's guidance.
  • 这种药的剂量要根据体重来决定。 Zhè zhǒng yào de jìliàng yào gēnjù tǐzhòng lái juédìng. The dosage of this medicine depends on body weight.
  • 医生叮嘱我,千万不要自己加大药的剂量。 Yīshēng dīngzhǔ wǒ, qiānwàn bú yào zìjǐ jiādà yào de jìliàng. The doctor warned me never to increase the dose of the medicine myself.

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