药到病除

yào dào bìng chú

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Definitions

1. lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
2. fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
3. (of a solution or method) highly effective

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Child Words of 药到病除

• 到 到 dào: to reach; to arrive
• 病 病 bìng: illness
• 药 药 yào: medicine
• 除 除 chú: to get rid of