剂量 (jì liàng): dosage; prescribed dose of medicine

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: dosage; prescribed dose of medicine
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

dosage
prescribed dose of medicine

Chinese explanation

医学上指一次或一段时间内用药的分量，也就是药物、放射线等使用的量
也泛指各种物质或因素的用量，比如辐射剂量、农药剂量。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

(bound form) a compound made by mixing ingredients (esp. a medicinal or chemical product)

HSK 5

to measure

Example sentences

After checking the child's weight, the doctor reduced the dosage of the tablets by half and warned the parents never to increase it on their own.

The dosage of this vaccine must be given strictly according to the instructions; too much could be dangerous.

When injecting insulin for the patient, the nurse carefully double-checked the dosage, afraid of making any mistake.

This cold medicine is safe for adults, but for children the dosage needs to be recalculated based on age and weight.

The instructions said to take it three times a day, with a dosage of one tablet each time, but he misremembered and ended up taking three tablets at once.

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