对症下药

duì zhèng xià yào

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

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

Child Words of 对症下药

• 下 下 xià: down
• 对 对 duì: right; correct
• 药 药 yào: medicine
• 下药 下药 xià yào: to prescribe medicine
• 对症 对症 duì zhèng: correct diagnosis
• 症 症 zhèng: disease
• 症 症 zhēng: abdominal tumor