lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective
trad. 藥到病除
Also written 藥到病除【yào dào bìng chú】
Characters in this word
4药
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leaf of the iris, variant of 藥|药[yao4]
- Pinyin
- yào
- Traditional
- 葯
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 1417 of 2500
到
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to reach; to arrive, to leave for; to go to, to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point), (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point), considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- Pinyin
- dào
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 48 of 2500
病
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illness, CL:場|场[chang2], disease, to fall ill, defect
- Pinyin
- bìng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1337 of 2500
除
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to get rid of, to remove, to exclude, to eliminate, to wipe out, to divide, except, not including
- Pinyin
- chú
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 7723 of 2500