TongTong
Sign in

良方 (liáng fāng) — (literal) effective prescription (medicine or cooking); (figurative) sound strategy, good plan

Definition

A 'good prescription' or 'good recipe' — literally a medicine/cooking formula, and figuratively a sound strategy or solution to a problem.

noun
(literal) effective prescription (medicine or cooking)(figurative) sound strategygood plan
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 良方。
    Yī shēng gěi tā kāi le yí gè liáng fāng.
    The doctor gave him an effective prescription.
  • 良方。
    Zhè ge liáng fāng néng bāng gōng sī dù guò nán guān.
    This sound strategy can help the company get through difficulties.
  • 良方。
    Nǎi nai de liáng fāng shì zuò hóng shāo ròu de mì jué.
    Grandma's good recipe is the secret to making braised pork.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

良liánggood
方fāngprescription

良 (good) and 方 (prescription) give a remedy or plan that works well.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

良 possibly depicts corridors and a room.

Open 良 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 方 →
Appears in
Medicine & Treatment

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.