药到病除 yào dào bìng chú

work instantly; very effective

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 66717th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
药 yào HSK 2
medicine; drug
到 dào HSK 2
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
除 chú HSK 3
except; not including; to remove