WordTaiwan frequency #18,842
對症下藥
ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ
“prescribe medicine according to the illness; take targeted measures to address a specific problem”
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對
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
Correct; right; towards; at; for; regarding; to treat; to face; to reply; to match; to compare; to adjust; to suit.
症
ㄓㄥˋ
disease; illness; symptom of a disease; (fig.) sticking point or problem
下
ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Down; below; under; to go down; to descend; to fall; to arrive; next; later; measure word for actions.
藥
ㄧㄠˋ
medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose; to poison; to treat; to cure
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 對於ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to; preposition that fronted the object
- 面對ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋto face; to confront; to deal with a situation or problem
- 一下a bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one time
- 對方ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤthe other person; the other side; the other party; counterpart in a discussion, relationship, or conflict
- 針對ㄓㄣ ㄉㄨㄟˋto target; to focus on; aimed at; directed toward; in response to
- 下午ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇafternoon; the time from noon until evening; p.m.
- 絕對ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋabsolute; unconditional; definite; certain; not relative; perfect or unmatched (of a poetic couplet)
- 下去ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋto go down; to descend; to continue; to go on; (after a verb) to indicate downward direction; (after an adjective) to indicate gradual increase
- 反對ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋto oppose; to be against; to object to; (rhetoric) antithesis — pairing contrasting situations that share a common theme
- 留下ㄌㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄚto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let someone go
- 以下ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋbelow; under; the following; less than; beneath a certain level or amount.
- 對象ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋtarget; object of action or attention; boyfriend or girlfriend; romantic partner