Word: 对症下药 (duìzhèngxiàyào) Traditional: 對症下藥 对症下药 dictionary entry duìzhèngxiàyào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); to take appropriate steps Full dictionary entry for 对症下药 Example sentences using 对症下药 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 先找出原因，才能对症下药。 Xiān zhǎochū yuányīn, cáinéng duìzhèngxiàyào. You have to find the cause first before you can take the right steps. 想解决问题，就得对症下药。 Xiǎng jiějué wèntí, jiù de duìzhèngxiàyào. If you want to solve the problem, you have to find the right remedy.