药到病除

藥到病除

yàodàobìngchú

idiom #59,768

Meanings

1 the medicine arrives and the illness vanishes
2 (of a treatment or solution) highly effective; instant results

Characters

to remove; eliminate

Examples

这位老中医开的方子常常药到病除。

Zhè wèi lǎo zhōngyī kāi de fāngzi chángcháng yàodàobìngchú.

This old Chinese medicine doctor's prescriptions often cure the illness the moment the medicine is taken.

希望这个办法能药到病除，彻底解决问题。

Xīwàng zhège bànfǎ néng yàodàobìngchú, chèdǐ jiějué wèntí.

I hope this approach works like instant medicine and solves the problem completely.

别指望一次培训就能药到病除。

Bié zhǐwàng yī cì péixùn jiù néng yàodàobìngchú.

Don't expect a single training session to be a silver bullet.

Tips

usage

Literal medical praise ('this prescription works') or figurative ('this fix clears the problem cleanly'). Often paired with 妙手回春 for full 'miracle doctor' effect. Slightly idealistic when figurative — sometimes used skeptically.

Stroke Order

药 yào

到 dào

病 bìng

除 chú