jìliàng

极量

Word · NounTraditional劑量

dosage; dose; quantitative limit

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

dosage; dose

formal

Specific to medicine and pharmacology. Often qualified by terms like 'maximum', 'recommended', or 'lethal'.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
de的
měi每
rì日
jì剂
liàng量
bù不
néng能
chāo超
guò过
sān三
piàn片
 。

The daily dosage of this medicine must not exceed three tablets.

Yī医
shēng生
gēn根
jù据
tā他
de的
tǐ体
zhòng重
jì计
suàn算
le了
jīng精
què确
de的
jì剂
liàng量
 。

The doctor calculated the precise dose based on his body weight.

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zhì致
sǐ死
jì剂
liàng量

lethal dose

2.

noun

quantity limit; amount

formal

Used more broadly to describe a measured or limited amount of something, not just medicine.

Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
de的
shì试
tí题
jì剂
liàng量
hěn很
dà大
 ,
shí时
jiān间
hěn很
jǐn紧
 。

The amount of questions on this exam is large, and the time is tight.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
kòng控
zhì制
gōng工
zuò作
xìn信
xī息
de的
jì剂
liàng量
 ,
bì避
miǎn免
xìn信
xī息
guò过
zài载
 。

We need to control the amount of work information to avoid information overload.