对症下药

duìzhèng-xiàyào

to prescribe the right remedy; to take apt measures

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 對症下藥
Dictionary entry

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

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对
症
下
药

See it in sentences

教育孩子要对症下药。

Jiàoyù háizi yào duìzhèng-xiàyào.

English

Educating children calls for the right remedy for each problem.

这个问题怎么对症下药？

Zhège wèntí zěnme duìzhèng-xiàyào?

English

What is the right remedy for this problem?

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对
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