配制

配製
pèizhì
verb #36,825

Meanings

  1. 1 to compound (medicines, chemicals)
  2. 2 to prepare by mixing
  3. 3 to concoct / formulate

Examples

Yàojìshī zhèngzài pèizhì chǔfāngyào.
The pharmacist is compounding prescription medicines.
Tā qīnzì pèizhì le yì bēi tètiáo jīwěijiǔ.
He personally mixed a specialty cocktail.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse 配制 (pèizhì, 'to formulate / mix according to a recipe') with 配置 (pèizhì, same pinyin, 'to allocate / configure resources'). 配制 takes substances (药水 medicine, 颜料 paint, 香水 perfume); 配置 takes resources (人员 staff, 设备 equipment, 电脑 a computer build).

Stroke Order

pèi
zhì