- 不治之症 bùzhìzhīzhèng incurable diseaseincurable disease; terminal illness
- 治标不治本 zhìbiāobùzhìběn to treat symptoms not the root causeto provide a temporary solution for the surface-level problem without addressing the underlying cause; to treat the symptoms but not the disease
- 不治而愈 bùzhì'éryù to recover spontaneouslyto recover spontaneously from an illness; to get better without medical treatment