对症治疗

對症治療

duìzhèng zhìliáo

noun

Meanings

1 symptomatic treatment
2 treatment targeted at symptoms

Characters

to match, correspond to

symptom, illness

Examples

HSK 6

医生先进行对症治疗，同时查找病因。

Yīshēng xiān jìnxíng duìzhèng zhìliáo, tóngshí cházhǎo bìngyīn.

The doctor first gives symptomatic treatment while looking for the cause.

HSK 7-9

感冒没有特效药，只能对症治疗。

Gǎnmào méiyǒu tèxiàoyào, zhǐnéng duìzhèng zhìliáo.

There's no specific cure for the common cold; you can only treat the symptoms.

Tips

usage

Compare with the chengyu 对症下药 'prescribe the right medicine for the illness' - same 对症 'match the symptoms' core, but 下药 (prescribe medicine) is figurative ('tailor the solution to the problem'), while 对症治疗 stays strictly medical.

Stroke Order

对 duì

症 zhèng

治 zhì

疗 liáo