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症
下
药
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Definitions
1. lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom)
2. fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
3. to take appropriate steps
Components
对症
duì zhèng
–
correct diagnosis
下药
xià yào
–
to prescribe medicine