duì
zhèng
xià
yào

idiom
common

Meaning of 对症下药

对症下药 means suit the remedy to the illness; take targeted measures. Pronounced duì zhèng xià yào.

  • suit the remedy to the illness; take targeted measures

Definitions & Examples

Jiě
jué
yuán
gōng
shì
wèn
 
duì
zhèng
xià
yào
 
zhǎo
dào
gēn
běn
yuán
yīn
 

To solve the problem of low employee morale, we must find the root cause and take targeted measures.

Jiào
hái
zi
néng
gài
ér
lùn
 
yào
fēn
men
de
xìng
qiú
 
zhēn
zhèng
zuò
dào
duì
zhèng
xià
yào
 

Educating children cannot be generalized; we must analyze their personalities and needs to truly suit the remedy to the situation.

de
fēn
bào
gào
wèi
gōng
de
kùn
jìng
gōng
le
liáng
yào
 
kān
chēng
duì
zhèng
xià
yào
 

His analysis report provided several excellent prescriptions for the company's predicament, truly suiting the remedy to the illness.

shēng
jiǎn
chá
hòu
 
cái
gǎn
duì
zhèng
xià
yào
 

Only after a thorough examination did the doctor dare to prescribe the appropriate medicine.