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对症下药 (duì zhèng xià yào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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对症下药 (duì zhèng xià yào): Treat the symptoms accordingly — Meaning & Stroke Order

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对症下药 consists of 4 characters.

disease, illness, medical condition

How to Use 对症下药 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 对症下药 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith必须

bì必

xū须

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

neutral

must prescribe the right remedy

Verb + Adverbwith解决

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

de地

jiě解

jué决

Adjective + Nounwith方法

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

de的

fāng方

fǎ法

Verb + Objectwith治疗

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

zhì治

liáo疗

Example Sentences with 对症下药

yī医

shēng生

kàn看

bìng病

yào要

duì对

zhèng症

formal

solve problems with targeted measures

formal

Written

method of prescribing the right remedy

formal

treat according to the diagnosis

xià下

yào药

。

Doctors need to prescribe the right medicine for the illness.

yī医

shēng生

gēn根

jù据

jiǎn检

chá查

jié结

guǒ果

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

，

bìng病

rén人

de的

qíng情

kuàng况

hěn很

kuài快

hǎo好

zhuǎn转

。

The doctor prescribed the right medicine for the illness based on the examination results, and the patient's condition improved quickly.

miàn面

duì对

fù复

zá杂

de的

shì市

chǎng场

biàn变

huà化

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

shēn深

rù入

fēn分

xī析

，

cái才

néng能

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

。

In the face of complex market changes, we must conduct in-depth analysis to treat the symptoms accordingly.

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nǐ你

zǒng总

shì是

bào抱

yuàn怨

shuì睡

mián眠

bù不

hǎo好

，

yǒu有

méi没

yǒu有

xiǎng想

guò过

yào要

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

ne呢

？

You always complain about poor sleep; have you ever thought about treating the symptoms accordingly?

lǎo老

shī师

fā发

xiàn现

xiǎo小

míng明

xué学

xí习

yǒu有

kùn

rú如

guǒ果

zhǐ只

shì是

máng盲

mù目

cháng尝

shì试

ér而

bú

jiào教

liàn练

fēn分

xī析

le了

qiú球

duì队

de的

ruò弱

diǎn

gōng公

sī司

miàn面

lín临

xiāo销

shòu售

xià下

huá滑

de的

wèn

zài在

chǔ处

lǐ理

rén人

jì际

guān关

xì系

shí时

，

liǎo

困

nán难

，

jiù就

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

，

gěi给

tā他

dān单

dú独

fǔ辅

dǎo导

。

The teacher noticed Xiaoming had learning difficulties, so she prescribed the right remedy by giving him individual tutoring.

不

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

，

wèn问

tí题

hěn很

nán难

zhēn真

zhèng正

jiě解

jué决

。

If we only try blindly without treating the symptoms accordingly, the problem is hard to truly solve.

点

，

bìng并

jù据

cǐ此

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

，

zhì制

dìng定

le了

xīn新

zhàn战

shù术

。

The coach analyzed the team's weaknesses and, based on that, treated the symptoms accordingly by devising new tactics.

问

tí题

，

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

jué决

dìng定

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

，

tiáo调

zhěng整

yíng营

xiāo销

cè策

lüè略

。

Faced with declining sales, the management decided to prescribe the right remedy by adjusting the marketing strategy.

了

jiě解

duì对

fāng方

de的

xū需

qiú求

cái才

néng能

duì对

zhèng症

xià下

yào药

。

When dealing with interpersonal relationships, understanding the other person's needs is key to treating the symptoms accordingly.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 对症下药.

Words with 对

对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
反对fǎn duìHSK 4
对于duì yúHSK 4
对话duì huàHSK 4
对面duì miànHSK 4
不对bù duì
作对zuòduì
对付duì fu

Words with 症

炎症yán zhèng
病症bìng zhèng
症状zhèng zhuàng
症结zhēng jié
癌症ái zhèng
后遗症hòu yí zhèng
并发症bìng fā zhèng
抑郁症yì yù zhèng

Words with 下

下午xià wǔHSK 1
下雨xià yǔHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
上下shàng xià
下乡xià xiāng
下令xià lìng
下单xià dān
下去xià qu

Words with 药

中药zhōng yào
医药yī yào
火药huǒ yào
炸药zhà yào
草药cǎo yào
药品yào pǐn
药店yào diàn
药方yào fāng