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对症下药

duìzhèng-xiàyào

Traditional: 對症下藥

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

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Meaning of 对症下药 in English

duìzhèng-xiàyàoHSK 7–9Syllabus #6398
  1. lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. to take appropriate steps

Characters

对 on its own →
duì · classifier: couple; pair

HSK words with 对

对HSK 1对不起HSK 1对话HSK 3对方HSK 4对面HSK 4对于HSK 4反对HSK 4面对HSK 4对比HSK 5对待HSK 5
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HSK words with 症

炎症HSK 6症状HSK 6癌症HSK 7–9病症HSK 7–9症结HSK 7–9并发症HSK 7–9后遗症HSK 7–9抑郁症HSK 7–9
下 on its own →
xià · measure word to show the frequency of an

HSK words with 下

下HSK 1下雨HSK 1下班HSK 1下课HSK 1下午HSK 1一下HSK 1下来HSK 2下面HSK 2下去HSK 2以下HSK 3
药 on its own →
yào · leaf of the iris

HSK words with 药

药HSK 2药店HSK 2药品HSK 5药物HSK 5中药HSK 5医药HSK 6草药HSK 7–9药材HSK 7–9药方HSK 7–9炸药HSK 7–9

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