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药到病除 — “Medicine arrives, illness removed”

药到病除 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the medicine works instantly and effectively, bringing about a quick and complete recovery from an illness; the remedy is highly efficacious”. Literally, “Medicine arrives, illness removed”.

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药到病除 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 药yào
  • 到dào
  • 病bìng
  • 除chú

药到病除 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
药
yào9medicine, drug, chemical
到
dào8arrive at or reach
病
bìng10illness, disease, fault, criticize
除
chú10remove, eliminate, or divide

Example Sentence with 药到病除

这位老中医的药方真是神奇,病人服下后很快就药到病除了,恢复了健康。
The herbal prescription from this experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor was truly miraculous; after taking the medicine, the patient was cured immediately and regained health.

Idioms Related to 药到病除

Synonyms of 药到病除

  • shǒu手dào到bìng病chú除cure instantly with great skill

More idioms starting with 药

  • yào药diàn店fēi飞lóng龙extremely thin and bony person
  • yào药diàn店lóng龙extremely thin or emaciated person
  • yào药shí石zhī之yán言sincere but harsh advice
  • yào药shí石wú无xiào效beyond medical help
  • yào药lóng笼zhōng中wù物a valuable person kept in reserve

Questions about 药到病除

What does 药到病除 mean?
药到病除 (yào dào bìng chú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the medicine works instantly and effectively, bringing about a quick and complete recovery from an illness; the remedy is highly efficacious”.
How do you pronounce 药到病除?
药到病除 is pronounced yào dào bìng chú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 药到病除 literally mean?
Literally, 药到病除 means “Medicine arrives, illness removed”. It is used to mean “the medicine works instantly and effectively, bringing about a quick and complete recovery from an illness; the remedy is highly efficacious”.
What is the Chinese definition of 药到病除?
药一服下病就好了。形容用药效果非常好。
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