对症下药
duìzhèng-xiàyào
to prescribe the right remedy; to address the root cause
Every meaning
duìzhèng-xiàyào
- to prescribe the right remedy; to address the root cause
Its characters
- 对duìright; correct
- 症zhèngdisease; illness (as in 症状, 癌症)
- 下xiàdown; below; under
- 药yàomedicine; drug
Words with 对
Words with 症
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).