miracle cure; panacea
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
miracle drug; effective medicine
literaryLiterally refers to a medicine that is extraordinarily effective. Often used figuratively.
Chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
yǒu有
yī一
zhǒng种
néng能
qǐ起
sǐ死
huí回
shēng生
de的
miào妙
yào药
。
Legend has it that there is a miraculous drug that can bring the dead back to life.
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
xún寻
zhǎo找
néng能
zhì治
hǎo好
zhè这
zhǒng种
hǎn罕
jiàn见
bìng病
de的
miào妙
yào药
。
He is searching for a miracle drug that can cure this rare disease.
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Zhè这
kě可
bú不
shì是
shén什
me么
bāo包
zhì治
bǎi百
bìng病
de的
miào妙
yào药
，
xū需
yào要
pèi配
hé合
qí其
tā他
zhì治
liáo疗
。
This is not some miracle cure that can heal all diseases; it needs to be combined with other treatments.
noun
panacea; magic bullet; perfect solution
Used metaphorically to describe a simple, perfect solution to a complex problem. Often carries a tone of skepticism or impossibility.
Shì世
jiè界
shàng上
méi没
yǒu有
jiě解
jué决
suǒ所
yǒu有
shè社
huì会
wèn问
tí题
de的
líng灵
dān丹
miào妙
yào药
。
There is no magic bullet in the world that can solve all social problems.
Tā他
men们
yǐ以
wéi为
tí提
gāo高
jià价
gé格
jiù就
shì是
zēng增
jiā加
shōu收
rù入
de的
miào妙
yào药
。
They thought raising prices was a panacea for increasing revenue.
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Jiào教
yù育
gǎi改
gé革
bú不
shì是
yī一
tiē贴
néng能
jiě解
jué决
suǒ所
yǒu有
bì弊
duān端
de的
miào妙
yào药
。
Educational reform is not a miracle cure that can solve all the flaws at once.