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对症下药

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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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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
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standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
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Cangjie
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *对* | 对* | *对
5画
correct, right; facing, opposed
7440
EDI
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *症* | 症* | *症
10画
disease, illness, ailment
0011.1
KMYM
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 *下* | 下* | *下
3画
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
1023.0
MY
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 *药* | 药* | *药
9画
leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
4412
TVMI

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
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
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *对* | 对* | *对
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
correct diagnosis / to prescribe the right cure for an illness / to suit the medicine to the illness
 
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *症* | 症* | *症
disease / illness
 
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *症* | 症* | *症
abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point
  
  xià
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *下* | 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
  
to prescribe medicine / to poison / to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)
   
   yào
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *药* | 药* | *药
leaf of the iris / variant of 藥|药
   
   yào
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *药* | 药* | *药
medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種|种, , / to poison