- lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- to take appropriate steps
Characters
- 对 (對): right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- 症 (症): disease; illness
- 下 (下): down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 药 (葯): leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 对症下药
- MDBG: 对症下药
- Examples with 对症下药 on Tatoeba
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