药到病除 yào dào bìng chú

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
  2. fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
  3. (of a solution or method) highly effective

CHARACTERS

药 yào
HSK 2
leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
到 dào
HSK 2
go to, arrive, been to
病 bìng
HSK 2
illness, sickness, disease
除 chú
HSK 3
eliminate, remove, except