剂次

劑次

jìcì

noun

Meanings

1 dose count
2 instance of vaccination
3 number of vaccine doses administered

Characters

dose, preparation

time, occurrence

Examples

HSK 3

他已经完成了三剂次的接种。

Tā yǐjīng wánchéng le sān jìcì de jiēzhòng.

He has already completed three doses of vaccination.

HSK 7-9

全国新冠疫苗接种已超过三十亿剂次。

Quánguó xīnguān yìmiáo jiēzhòng yǐ chāoguò sānshíyì jìcì.

Nationwide COVID-19 vaccinations have exceeded three billion doses.

Tips

usage

A measure-word-like noun that became extremely common in news reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic. It counts each individual dose administered (one person getting three shots = 3 剂次). Note: not the same as people vaccinated (人次).

Stroke Order

剂 jì

次 cì