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对症
對症
duìzhèng
1. correct diagnosis
2. to prescribe the right cure for an illness
3. to suit the medicine to the illness

Character Breakdown

对
duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
HSK 1 5 丶
症
zhèng
ailment, disease, illness
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (2)

对症下药
duìzhèngxiàyào
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
对症发药
duìzhèngfāyào
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

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