zai1 loeng6劑量剂量
Jyutpingzai1 loeng6
Yalejāi leuhng
Definition
Dose or dosage; the quantity of a substance or radiation in medicine, pharmacology, nutrition, or toxicology.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the amount of a substance or radiation administered at one time. While it appears in formal medical contexts, it is also used in everyday conversation when discussing how much medicine to take or how much of a supplement is safe. It is almost always paired with verbs like 開 or 食.
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Is the dose prescribed by the doctor too heavy?
You must follow the exact dose for this medicine to be effective.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 分量, which is a general term for any quantity or portion. Use 劑量 specifically for medical or scientific contexts, whereas 分量 is appropriate for food, ingredients, or general amounts.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
