对症下药 (duì zhèng xià yào): 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

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HSK 7

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Meaning: 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
Characters: 4
HSK level: HSK 7

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down

HSK 2

leaf of the iris

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