药剂

藥劑

yàojì

noun #8,795

Measure Word

一剂药剂 jì

Meanings

1 medicine; pharmaceutical preparation
2 medicinal agent; drug

Characters

dose; preparation; agent

Medicine + preparation — a prepared medicinal dose.

Examples

药剂师帮我配了药。

Yàojìshī bāng wǒ pèi le yào.

The pharmacist prepared the medicine for me.

这种药剂可以治疗感染。

Zhèzhǒng yàojì kěyǐ zhìliáo gǎnrǎn.

This medicine can treat infections.

他学的是药剂学。

Tā xué de shì yàojì xué.

He studies pharmacy.

Tips

usage

药剂 often appears in compounds: 药剂师 (yàojìshī, pharmacist), 药剂学 (yàojìxué, pharmacy/pharmaceutics). On its own it means a prepared medicine or agent, more formal than everyday 药 (yào).

Stroke Order

药 yào

剂 jì