noun HSK 7 #2,561

Meanings

  1. 1 dose (of medicine)
  2. 2 preparation; agent (chemical)

Examples

Zhège yào měi cì chī yí jì.
Take one dose of this medicine each time.
Xiāodújì kěyǐ shāmiè xìjūn.
Disinfectant can kill bacteria.

Tips

usage
appears as a suffix in many compound words: 药剂 (yàojì, 'pharmaceutical'), 清洁剂 (qīngjiéjì, 'cleanser'), 杀虫剂 (shāchóngjì, 'insecticide'), 调味 (tiáowèijì, 'seasoning/flavoring agent'). Once you know this suffix, you can decode many chemistry and medicine terms.

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