對症下藥

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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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. to take appropriate steps

Written Forms

對症下藥Traditional · Main Form
对症下药Alternate Form

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