good medicine; effective remedy
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
good medicine; effective medicine
Literally refers to medicine that is effective in curing illness.
Zhè这
shì是
zhì治
liáo疗
gǎn感
mào冒
de的
liáng良
yào药
。
This is good medicine for treating a cold.
Yī医
shēng生
kāi开
le了
yī一
jì剂
liáng良
yào药
，
tā他
de的
bìng病
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
hǎo好
le了
。
The doctor prescribed an effective medicine, and he recovered quickly.
noun
effective remedy; sound advice; bitter truth
Most commonly used metaphorically to refer to an effective solution to a problem, or to honest but hard-to-accept advice. Often appears in the idioms '对症下药' and '良药苦口利于病'.
Nǐ你
de的
pī批
píng评
suī虽
rán然
jiān尖
ruì锐
，
dàn但
què却
shì是
liáng良
yào药
。
Your criticism, though sharp, is sound advice.
Jiě解
jué决
zhè这
gè个
shè社
huì会
wèn问
tí题
xū需
yào要
zhǎo找
dào到
duì对
zhèng症
de的
liáng良
yào药
。
Solving this social problem requires finding the right remedy.
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Liáng良
yào药
kǔ苦
kǒu口
lì利
yú于
bìng病
，
zhōng忠
yán言
nì逆
ěr耳
lì利
yú于
xíng行
。
Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness; honest advice is hard to accept but benefits conduct.